HC Deb 09 January 2002 vol 377 c930W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric pathologists practise in England; and how many practised in 1997. [24655]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 8 January 2002]: Paediatric pathology is a sub-specialty of histopathology. Data are not collected for sub-specialties and the information requested is not available.

Data for histopathology are shown in the table.

Hospital medical staff within the histopathology specialty
1997 2000
All staff 940 1,160
of which:
Consultants 720 860

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental work force census

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