HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 cc186-7W
Gregory Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the earnings of(a) a locum doctor and (b) a doctor with a permanent position within an NHS trust in the last year for which figures are available. [142395]

Mr. Hutton

Estimated annual earnings of hospital doctors as at August 2002 (the latest figures available) are given in the table.

Staff grade Mean year earnings (£)
Consultant 82,936
Non-consultant career grades 56,751
House officer 28,201
Other hospital grades 58,103
Registrars 52,623
Senior house officer 41,124

Information is not held centrally on the average annual earnings of locum doctors.