§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many lung consultants there were in the NHS in each year since 1997 broken down by health authority. [47551]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information is shown in the table.
Cardio-thoracic consultants and respiratory consultants deal with lungs as part of their wider responsibilities.
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Hospital medical consultants within the cardio-thoracic surgery and respiratory medicine specialties by health authority—England, at 30 September Number 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 HA name Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Avon 10 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 20 Barking and Havering — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Barnsley — 0 — 0 — 0 0 — 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Berkshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich — 0 — 10 — 0 — 0 — 0 Birmingham 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 20 10 20 Bradford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brent and Harrow — 10 — 10 — 10 — 10 — 0 Buckinghamshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Bury and Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calderdale and Kirklees — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Cambridge 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 Camden and Islington 10 0 10 10 10 10 20 10 20 10 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 County Durham — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Coventry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Croydon — — — — — — — 0 — 0 Doncaster — 0 — 0 — — — 0 — 0 Dorset — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 Dudley — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 East Kent — 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 East Lancashire 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 East London and The City 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 East Riding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Surrey — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 East Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 Gateshead and South Tyneside — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Gloucestershire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 — 0 Herefordshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Hertfordshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Hillingdon 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 — 0 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 10 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 20 Kingston and Richmond — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 10 10 20 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 Leeds 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Leicestershire 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 Lincolnshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Liverpool 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 Manchester 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 10 Morecambe Bay — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Newcastle and North Tyneside 10 10 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 North and East Devon — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 North and Mid Hampshire — — — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 North Cheshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 North Cumbria — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 North Derbyshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 North Essex — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 North Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 North West Lancashire 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 North Yorkshire — 0 — 0 — 10 — 10 — 10 Northamptonshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Northumberland — — — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Nottingham 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 Oxfordshire 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 Redbridge and Waltham Forest — 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Rotherham — 0 — — — 0 — 0 — 0 Salford and Trafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 Sandwell — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Sefton — 10 — 10 — 10 — 10 — 10 Sheffield 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 Shropshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Somerset — — — — — — — 0 — 0 South and West Devon — 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 South Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 South Derbyshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 South Essex — 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 South Humber — — — 0 — 0 — 0 — — South Lancashire — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South Staffordshire — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Southampton and South West Hampshire 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 St. Helens and Knowsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Stockport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hospital medical consultants within the cardio-thoracic surgery and respiratory medicine specialties by health authority—England, at 30 September Number 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 HA name Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Cardio-thoracic surgery Respiratory medicine Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunderland — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Tees 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 0 Wakefield — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Walsall — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Warwickshire 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 West Kent — 0 — 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 West Pennine — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 West Surrey 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 West Sussex — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Wigan and Bolton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Wiltshire — — — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Wirral — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Wolverhampton — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Worcester — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 Department of Health 2001 medical and dental workforce census
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. '—' denotes zero.
3. '0' denotes five or less.