§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many CAMHS psychiatrists were employed in each strategic health authority in each of the past five years. [78020]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of child and adolescent psychiatrists is shown in the following table. The number of consultants in the specialty has increased by 9 per cent., between September 1997 and March 2002.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical and dental staff within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by Strategic Health Authority1—England2 1998 Numbers (headcount) 1999 All stuff Consultant All staff Consultant England 770 460 800 490 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 40 30 40 30 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 10 20 10 Birmingham and The Black Country 50 20 40 20 Cheshire and Merseyside 40 30 40 30 Country Durham and Tees Valley 10 10 20 10 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 10 10 10 10 Cumbria and Lancashire 20 10 20 10 Dorset and 268W
2000 2001 March 20023 All staff Consultant All stuff Consultant All staff Consultant England 830 480 820 490 — 480 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 40 20 40 20 — 20 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 10 20 10 — 10 Birmingham and The Black Country 40 20 40 20 — 20 Cheshire and Merseyside 40 30 40 20 — 20 Country Durham and Tees Valley 20 10 20 20 — 20 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 10 10 10 10 — 10 Cumbria and Lancashire 20 10 20 10 — 10 Dorset and Somerset 10 10 20 10 — 10 Essex 10 10 10 10 — * Greater Manchester 50 20 50 20 — 20 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 40 20 60 30 — 20 Kent and Medway 20 10 10 10 — 10 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 20 10 20 10 — 10 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 50 30 60 30 — 30 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 10 10 10 10 — 10 North Central London 40 30 40 30 — 30 North East London 20 20 40 20 — 20 North West London 60 30 60 30 — 30 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 30 20 20 20 — 20 Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 10 10 — 10 South East London 40 30 40 30 — 30 South West London 20 10 20 20 — 20 South West Peninsula 10 10 10 * — * South Yorkshire 30 10 20 10 — 10 Surrey and Sussex 40 20 40 30 — 30 269W
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical and dental staff within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by Strategic Health Authority1—England2 1998 Numbers (headcount) 1999 All stuff Consultant All staff Consultant Somerset 10 10 10 10 Essex 20 10 20 10 Greater Manchester 60 30 50 30 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 20 30 20 Kent and Medway 10 10 20 10 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 30 20 30 20 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 40 20 50 30 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 10 10 10 10 North Central London 50 30 50 30 North East London 30 20 30 20 North West London 50 30 40 30 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 20 20 30 20 South East London 40 20 40 30 Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 10 20 10 South East London 40 20 40 30 London South West London 20 10 30 10 South West Peninsula 10 10 10 10 South Yorkshire 20 10 10 10 Surrey and Sussex 30 20 30 20 Thames Valley 50 20 50 20 Trent 30 20 40 20 West Yorkshire 30 20 30 10
2000 2001 March 20023 All staff Consultant All stuff Consultant All staff Consultant Thames Valley 60 30 60 30 — 30 Trent 40 30 40 30 — 30 West Yorkshire 40 20 30 20 — 20 1Staff holding appointments in more than one StHA are included separately in each StHA. The sum of StHA totals therefore differs slightly from the England total and a direct comparison is not advised. 2 Data are at 31 March 2002 and 30 September in previous years. 3 March 2002 data were a mini census which counted consultants only. Notes:
'—' denotes not available
'*' denotes five or less than five
Source:
Department of health medical and dental workforce census.