§ Mr. PoundTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many urologist consultants are projected to be in post in 2005. [157086]
§ Mr. DenhamFigures from the specialty workforce advisory group show that the number of consultants in the urology specialty in England and Wales is set to increase from 442 in 1999 to 570 in 2005, an increase of nearly a third.
§ Mr. PoundTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant urologist posts there were in the NHS in(a) 1990, (b) 1995 and (c) 2000; and how many of those posts were vacant. [157109]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of consultant urologists in each year mentioned is set out in the table.
Hospital medical urology consultants At 30 September Number 1990 220 1995 310 2000 380 Notes:
1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10
2. Figures exclude locums
3. These are headcount figures
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
We are unable to provide vacancy information for consultant urologists. Vacancy information for the surgical group, which includes urology, is set out in the table.
Department of Health vacancies survey: Number of consultant vacancies in the surgical group three month vacancy figures1 England Year Vacancies 1999 60 2000 62 1Posts that had been vacant for three months or more at 31 March each year. Notes:
1. Figures are whole-time equivalents rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Vacancy information has been collected only since 1999.
Source:
Department of Health vacancies survey