HC Deb 25 June 2003 vol 407 cc884-7W
Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the establishment of(a) doctors by speciality, (b) nurses and (c) technicians required by (i) field hospitals of the TA AMS, (ii) medical squadrons of the TA AMS and (iii) TA AMS specialist units, stating in each case the number of (A) doctors by speciality, (B) nurses and (C) technicians serving in each category; and if he will make a statement. [118810]

Mr. Caplin

[holding answer 19 June 2003]: Overall recruiting and retention in the Territorial Army (TA) Army Medical Services (AMS) has improved over the past three years following a targeted advertising campaign in September 1999, and continuing this effort remains a priority. The information requested is detailed in the tables:

Amb Regt Med Gp Total
Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength
12 Medicine Cons 0 0 0 0 113 12
13 Opthalmologist 0 0 0 0 6 0
14 Neurologist 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 GU Med Cons 0 0 0 0 2 1
16 Cardiologist 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Dermatologist 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Gastroenterologist 0 0 0 0 2 1
19 Infectious Diseases 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 Respiratory Medicine 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 Renal Medicine 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 Public Health 0 0 0 0 4 2
23 Paediatrics 0 0 0 0 4 5
24 Rheum & Rehabilitation 0 0 0 0 2 1
25 Psychiatric Cons 0 0 0 0 31 8
26 Radiology Cons 0 0 0 0 25 4
27 Path Cons (Clin Chem) 0 0 0 0 13 3
28 Path Cons (Haem) 0 0 0 0 13 2
29 Path Cons (Micro—Bio) 0 0 0 0 13 3
30 Path Cons (Histiopath) 0 0 0 0 2 1
31 Med Offr NYQ 0 0 0 0 0 100
32 Total 1 1 0 0 771 486
33 Percentage Manned 100 0

RAMC—Professions allied to medicine
Ind Hosp Fd Amb Med Sqns Specialists
Ser Status/Profession Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength
Officer Posts
1 Tech Officer Rad 20 17 0 0 0 0 2 1
2 Tech Officer Lab 20 20 0 0 0 0 8 5
3 Environmental Health Offr 10 24 4 3 1 0 18 6
4 Pharmacist 20 23 0 0 0 0 12 3
5 Physiotherapist 80 64 0 1 0 0 11 3
6 PAM NYQ 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sub Total 150 154 4 4 1 0 51 18
8 Percenrage Manned 103 100 0 35
OR Posts
9 Radiographer 40 5 0 0 0 0 7 5
10 Lab Technician 70 21 0 0 0 0 26 4
11 Op Dept Prac 80 29 0 0 16 2 48 12
12 Sub Total 190 55 0 0 16 2 81 21
13 Percentage Manned 29 0 13 26
14 Total RAMC 340 209 4 4 17 2 132 39
15 Percentage Manned 61 100 12 30

Amb Regt Med Gp Total
Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength
Officer Posts
1 Tech Officer Rad 0 0 0 0 22 18
2 Tech Officer Lab 0 0 0 0 28 25
3 Environmental Health Offr 0 0 0 0 33 33
4 Pharmacist 0 0 0 0 32 26
5 Physiotherapist 0 0 0 0 91 68
6 PAM NYQ 0 0 0 0 0 6
7 Sub Total 0 0 0 0 206 176
8 Percentage Manned 0 0
OR Posts
9 Radiographer 0 0 0 0 47 10
10 Lab Technician 0 0 0 0 96 25
11 Op Dept Prac 0 0 0 0 144 43
12 Sub Total 0 0 0 0 287 78
13 Percentage Manned 0 0
14 Total RAMC 0 0 0 0 480 254
15 Percentage Manned 0 0 0

QARANC—Nursing posts
Ser Status/Profession Ind Hasp Fd Amb Med Sqns Specialists
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)
Officer posts
1 OC & 2i/c Nursing Sqn 20 17 0 0 0 0 2 2
2 RGN (Adult) 1,230 604 26 29 22 31 117 113
3 Theatre Sister (ENB 183) 40 49 0 0 0 0 23 9
4 A&E(ENB199) 140 90 0 0 0 0 14 5
5 ITU (ENB 100) 220 85 0 0 0 0 22 11
6 Orthopaedic (ENB 219) 100 24 0 0 0 0 10 4
7 Gynaecology (ENB 225) 20 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 GU Med (ENB 276) 40 9 0 0 0 0 4 1
9 Burns (ENB 264) 40 11 0 0 0 0 10 3
10 Neurosurgical (ENB 148) 20 9 0 0 0 0 2 1
11 Opthalmology (ENB 346) 20 3 0 0 0 0 4 2
12 Registered Midwife 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
13 RSCN 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
14 Community Psych Nurse 40 32 8 2 0 0 4 3
15 RMN 40 50 4 2 0 0 9 8
16 NO NYQ 0 75 0 3 0 4 0 2
17 Sub total 1,970 1,061 38 36 22 35 295 165
18 Percentage manned 54 95 159 56
OR Posts
19 RGN (Adult) 0 0 0 0 17 5 1 1
20 Sub total 0 0 0 0 17 5 1 1
21 Percentage manned 0 0 29 100
Total OR and Officer posts
22 Total 1,970 1,061 38 36 39 40 296 166
23 Percentage manned 54 95 103 56

Amb Regt Med Gp Liab Str
(k) (l) (m) (n) (o) (p)
Officer Posts
1 OC & 2i/c Nursing Sqn 0 0 0 0 22 19
2 RGN (Adult) 0 0 0 0 1,455 777
3 Theatre Sister (ENB 183) 0 0 0 0 63 58
4 A&E(ENB 199) 0 0 0 0 154 95
5 ITU (ENB 100) 0 0 0 242 96
6 Orthopaedic (ENB 219) 0 0 0 110 28
7 Gynaecology (ENB 225) 0 0 0 22 3
8 GU Med (ENB 276) 0 0 0 44 10
9 Burns (ENB 264) 0 0 0 50 14
10 Neurosurgical (ENB 148) 0 0 0 22 10
11 Opthalmology (ENB 346) 0 0 0 24 5
12 Registered Midwife 0 0 0 6 0
13 RSCN 0 0 0 6 1
14 Community Psych Nurse 0 0 0 52 37
15 RMN 0 0 0 53 60
16 NO NYQ 0 0 0 0 84
Sub total 0 0 0 0 2,325 1,297
18 Percentage manned 0 0
OR Posts
19 RGN (Adult) 0 0 0 0 18 6
20 Sub total 0 0 0 0 18 6
21 Percentage manned 0 0
Total OR and Officer posts
22 Total 0 0 0 0 2,343 1,303
23 Percentage manned 0 0