Head Injury Specialists

HC Deb 10 January 2002 vol 377 cc1006-7W

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many head injury specialists have been recruited to the NHS in each year since 1997. [24352]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 8 January [2002]: Neurosurgeons and neurologists deal with head injuries as part of their wider responsibilities. The table shows the number of hospital medical neuro-surgery and neurology staff, including consultants, employed by the national health service within the specified years.

Hospital medical neurosurgery and neurology staff, England as at 30 September
	1997	1998	1999	2000
All neurosurgery staff	360	370	370	410
of which:
Consultants	130	130	140	140
All neurology staffof which:	640	640	660	690
Consultants	280	300	300	330

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental Workforce Census