§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants there are on average in an accident and emergency department in(a) England and (b) each strategic health authority. [106206]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation relating to the average number of accident and emergency consultants, within trusts that have an accident and emergency department, in England and in each strategic health authority, is shown in the table.
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Average number of hospital medical consultants with an Accident and Emergency specialty within trusts that have an Accident and Emergency department by Strategic Health Authority Health authority Averages1 England 2.8 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2.5 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3.8 Birmingham and The Black Country 2.9 Cheshire and Merseyside 3.2 County Durham and Tees Valley 3.0 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 3.6 Cumbria and Lancashire 2.7 Dorset and Somerset 1.4 Essex 1.8 Greater Manchester 2.8 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2.2 Kent and Medway 3.5 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 2.7 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2.0 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2.4 North Central London 3.2 North East London 3.4 North West London 2.9 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 3.4 Shropshire and Staffordshire 1.4 South East London 2.8 South West London 3.0 South West Peninsula 2.8 South Yorkshire 3.2 Surrey and Sussex 2.2 Thames Valley 2.8 Trent 3.4 West Yorkshire 5.3 1 Averages were calculated using the number (headcount) of A&E consultants within trusts that have A&E departments. Sources:
Department of Health 2001 medical and dental workforce census Department of Health form KH12, 2001–02