§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the shortage of doctors, by specialty, in Northern Ireland.
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:The number of consultant vacancies by specialty within trusts is as follows:
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Trust Vacant Post Altnagelvin Area Hospital Anaesthetics (2 posts) Medical Oncology (1 post) Microbiology (1 post) Urology (1 post) Total = 5 vacancies Belfast City Hospital Accident & Emergency (2 posts) Anaesthetics (1 post) Clinical Oncology (1 post) Medical Oncology (1 post) Medicine (3 posts) Pathology (4 posts) Radiology (1 post) Total = 13 vacancies Causeway Surgery (1 post) Total = 1 vacancy Craigavon Area Hospital Breast Surgery (1 post) Cardiology (2 posts) Geriatric (1 post) Obstetrics & Gynaecology (1 post) Radiology (1 post) Respiratory Medicine (1 post) Total = 7 vacancies Down Lisburn Accident & Emergency (1 post) Anaesthetics (1 post) Cardiology (1 post) General Medicine (1 post) General Surgery (1 post) Total = 5 vacancies Foyle Psychiatry (2 posts) Total = 2 posts Homefirst Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (1 post) Adult Psychiatry (1 post) Total = 2 vacancies Mater Hospital Anaesthetics (1 post) Cardiology (1 post) Haematology (1 post) Surgery (1 post) Total = 4 vacancies Newry & Mourne Nephrology (1 post) Radiology (1 post) Respiratory Physician (1 post) Total = 3 vacancies North & West Belfast Learning Disability (1 post) Total = 1 vacancy Royal Group of Hospitals Accident & Emergency (1 post) Anaesthetics (2 posts) Cardiac Surgery (1 post) Dermatology (1 post) Fractures (2 posts) General Surgery (1 post) Genitary Urinary Medicine
Trust Vacant Post (1 post) Histopathology (2 posts) Microbiology (1 post) Neonatology (1 post) Neurology (1 post) Oral Surgery (1 post) Paediatric Gastroenterology (1 post) Total = 16 vacancies Sperrin Lakeland Accident & Emergency (1 post) Anaesthetics (1 post) Paediatrics (3 posts) Radiology (2 posts) Respiratory Physician (1 post) Total = 8 vacancies Ulster Community & Hospitals Anaesthetics (1 post) ENT (1 post) Rheumatology (1 post) Urology (1 post) Total = 4 vacancies United Hospitals Anaesthetics (2 posts) General Medicine (1 post) Hystopathology/Cytopathology (1 post) Paediatrics (1 post) Radiology (3 posts) Total = 8 vacancies