§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors were employed in the NHS in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001, broken down by nationality. [64336]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not collect data on individual nationalities of doctors but does collect the countries in which they qualified, broken down into United Kingdom, the rest of the European Economic Area and elsewhere.
The table only shows hospital medical staff working in the National Health Service in England. The country of qualification for dental staff is not collected.
Hospital medical staff by country of qualification numbers England as at 30 September 2000 2001 All countries of qualification 65,374 67,838 United Kingdom 45,016 46,205 Rest of EEA 3,643 3,662 Elsewhere 16,715 17,971 Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
The following table shows data for general practitioners. The Department does not collect data on doctors by nationality. Information is provided by country of primary medical qualification.
General medical practitioners in England by country of first qualification, 2000 and 2001 headcount 2000 2001 Total Total All practitioners1 31,369 31,835 of which: UK 25,367 26,002 Rest of EEA 1,204 1,253 Elsewhere 4,798 4,580 1All Practitioners include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars. Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS Other and GP Retainers. Data as at 30 September 2000 and 2001.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.