HC Deb 29 January 1998 vol 305 cc354-5W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the ratio of women to men among(a) medical students, (b) house officers, (c) senior house officers, (d) registrars, (e) senior registrars, (f) consultants, (g) full-time general practitioners and (h) part-time general practitioners in the NHS. [25527]

Mr. Milburn

The latest available information is shown in the table:

Male Female Ratio Male : Female
(a) Medical Student 11,330 11,540 1.0 : 1
(b) House Officer 1,670 1,550 1.1 : 1
(c) Senior House Officer 8,160 5,620 1.5 : 1
(d) Registrar 3,520 1,680 2.1 : 1
(e) Senior/Specialist Registrar 3,770 1,870 2.0 : 1
(f) Consultant 15,520 3,750 4.1 : 1
(g)full-time GPs 18,710 5,990 3.0 : 1
(h) part-time GPs 1,120 3,130 0.4 : 1

Notes:

All figures are rounded to the nearest ten.

Ratios are calculated on unrounded figures.

(a) Undergraduate Medical students studying in 1995–96.

Data source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.

(b) to (f) Hospital medical staff in England by grade as at 30 September 1996.

Data source: Department of Health's Medical and Dental Census.

(g) to (h) These figures exclude 175 London Initiative Zone (LIZ) assistants for which commitments are unavailable.

Data source: Department of Health General Medical Services Census 1 October 1996.