§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacant NHS posts for consultant radiologists there were in March in(a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust. [112194]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on vacancies for consultant radiologists at March 2002 has been placed in the Library. Before April 2002, the 95 health authorities were grouped into eight regional offices. The regional offices have since been abolished, therefore data for 2002 are presented according to the new 28 strategic health authority boundaries.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical consultants and registrars within the radiology group1 by region—England Numbers (headcount)2 1997 1998 1999 consultant Register Group Consultant Register Group Consultant Register Group England total 1,473 534 1,514 552 1,540 612 of which: Northern and Yorkshire 196 63 209 67 211 67 Trent 138 56 139 51 145 62 West Midlands 146 42 141 50 150 56 North West 220 81 223 83 229 96 Eastern 131 19 134 24 142 30 London 271 184 288 184 287 200 South East 230 57 232 55 233 56 South Western 141 32 148 38 143 45
2000 2001 March 2002 Consultant Registrar Group Consultant Registrar Group Consultant England total 1,616 655 1,683 743 1,723 of which: Northern and Yorkshire 217 75 225 89 225 Trent 148 63 148 66 145 West Midlands 150 58 166 71 171 North West 238 114 242 120 245 Eastern 143 26 146 33 147 London 308 215 331 241 342 South East 245 63 252 71 266 South Western 167 41 173 52 182 1 The radiology group comprises doctors who with specialties in clinical radiology or nuclear medicine. 2 Data as at 30 September each year, except for 2002, where data as at 31 March.