§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital doctors left the NHS in each of the last four years on grounds of(a) retirement, (b) early retirement, (c) ill health and (d) taking up an alternative post. [84889]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 2 December 2002]: The number of hospital and community doctors in England and Wales who have received a retirement pension before or after age 60 and on the grounds of ill-health for each of the financial years 1998 to 2002 is in the table.
Year Before 60 From 60 Ill-health only Total 1999 125 479 102 706 2000 114 418 97 629 2001 176 522 111 809 2002 157 540 122 819 Total 572 1,959 432 2,963