§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors(a) work and (b) worked in 1996 in the NHS. [136689]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of doctors working in the National Health Service as at 30 September 1999 (latest available figure) was 93,980. The comparable number working in the NHS in 1996 was 86,580. This represents an average annual increase of 2.8 per cent. per annum.