§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will rank in terms of(a) numbers and (b) as a percentage of the total those countries whose citizens are employed by the NHS as (i) nurses, (ii) doctors and (iii) other professional clinical staff in the most recent years for which figures are available. [19601]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested for nurses and other professional clinical staff is not collected centrally. Validated information for doctors is available only for United Kingdom/European Economic Area/other. This is shown in the table.
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1All practitioners (excluding GP Retainers) includes GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contract GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para. 52 SFA), and PMS Others. GP Retainers were collected for the first time in the 1999 census; for comparability purposes they have been excluded. 2The 1996 figures include estimates for 179 Assistants whose first country of qualification is unknown. Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
2. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures
Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental work force census as at 30 September
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics as at 30 September 2000 and 1 October in previous years