§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of NHS doctors who are from the black and ethnic minority community; and if he will list the percentage for(a) consultant and (b) non-consultant grades. [121313]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the tables.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): All medical and dental staff by Ethnic Category England at 30 September 2001 All Staff All medical and dental staff 73,846 2001 Population Census Ethnic Group Categories All Ethnic Groups 28,003 White 17,661 Black or Black British 918 Asian or Asian British 5,928 Mixed 478 Chinese 538 Any Other Ethnic Group 1,473 Not Stated 1,007 Earlier Ethnic Group Categories All Ethnic Groups 45,843 White 31,015 Black 1,906 Asian 8,472 Any Other Ethnic Group 3,744 Not Stated 706 Note:
From 1 April 2001, newly appointed staff have been asked to classify themselves using the ethnic categories listed in the 2001 population census. Existing staff will be reclassified over time but data returns currently include a mixture of 2001 categories and older information based on 1991 population census categories.
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Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): All medical and dental staff by Ethnic Category Percentage Of which: All staff Consultants All other medical and dental staff All medical and dental staff 100 100 100 2001 Population census ethnic group categories All Ethnic Groups 37.9 30.9 41.6 White 23.9 24.6 23.5 Black or Black British 1.2 0.6 1.6 Asian or Asian British 8.0 3.4 10.5 Mixed 0.6 0.3 0.8 Chinese 0.7 0.3 0.9 Any Other Ethnic Group 2.0 1.1 2.5 Not Stated 1.4 0.6 1.8 Earlier ethnic group categories All Ethnic Groups 62.1 69.1 58.4 White 42.0 55.7 34.7 Black 2.6 1.9 3.0 Asian 11.5 6.5 14.1 Any Other Ethnic Group 5.1 4.4 5.4 Not Stated 1.0 0.6 1.2 Notes:
1. From 1 April 2001, newly appointed staff have been asked to classify themselves using the ethnic categories listed in the 2001 population census. Existing staff will be reclassified over time but data returns currently include a mixture of 2001 categories and older information based on 1991 population census categories.
2. General practitioner data, by ethnic category, is not collected by the Department.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census