HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc417-8W
Peter Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the specialties provided at(a)the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and (b)the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. [45733]

Yvette Cooper

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital provides the following inpatient specialties

  • General Surgery
  • Urology
  • Trauma and Orthopaedics
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral Surgery
  • Anaesthetics
  • General Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Haematology (Clinical)
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Paediatrics
  • Obstetrics for patients using a hospital bed or delivery facilities
  • Gynaecology
  • General Practice with Maternity Function
  • Radiotherapy.

The Princess Royal Hospital provides the following in-patient specialties:

  • General Surgery
  • Urology
  • Trauma and Orthopaedics
  • ENT
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Anaesthetics
  • Pain Management
  • General Medicine
  • Haematology (Clinical)
  • Dermatology
  • Neurology
  • Paediatrics
  • Gynaecology

Note:The specialties were present for the year 2000–01. Specialties recorded for fewer than six in-patient episodes have been omitted.
Peter Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a)consultants, (b)doctors and (c)nurses there are at (i) the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and (ii) the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. [45734]

Yvette Cooper

The information is shown in the table.

NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): Medical and dental staff and nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed by the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust and the Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust as at 30 September 2001
Headcount
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust
Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 1000
of which:
Qualified 930
Medical and dental staff 160
of which:
Consultants 100
Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust
Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 480
of which:
Qualified 420
Medical and dental staff 140
of which:
Consultants 40

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures exclude learners and agency staff.

Sources:

1. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

2. Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.

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