HC Deb 26 June 2000 vol 352 cc360-1W
Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors, nurses and other NHS staff were employed in genito-urinary medicine in(a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; and how much their employment cost in each of these years. [126799]

Mr. Denham

Information about the number of medical staff employed in genito-urinary medicine in 1970, 1980, 1990 and 1999 is shown in the table. Specialty specific information about numbers of nurses and other National Health Service staff and employment costs is not collected centrally.

Hospital medical staff, in the specialty Genito-urinary medicine England at 30 September each year
Year Number
19701 240
1980 360
1990 580
1999 780
1 1970 figures are for England and Wales—it is not possible to separate only medical staff working in England

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census

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