§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) consultants and (b) general practitioners were working for the NHS in July 2000. [390]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department collects information about the number of consultants and general practitioners working for the National Health Service as at 30 September each year. Information is not available for July 2000.
As at 30 September 2000 (headcount) there were 24,300 consultants and 28,590 general practitioners working for the NHS.
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were working for the NHS in(a) July 2000 and (b) June 2001. [391]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department of Health workforce censuses collect the number of nurses working in the National Health Service in England as at 30 September each year.
On 30 September 1999 there were 329,640 (headcount) nurses employed in the NHS. On 30 September 2000 there were 335,950.