HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc922-3W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) male and (b) female paediatric consultants work in the NHS, shown by (i) headcount and (ii) whole time equivalent. [185407]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the number of headcount and whole time equivalent consultants in the paediatric group working in the national health service broken down by gender is shown in the table.

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services

(HCHS)—consultants within the paediatric group of specialties,

by gender. England, as at 31 December 2003
All

consultants

 Male Female
Paediatric group
Number 1,821 1,085 736
Whole time equivalents 1,650 1,008 642
of which:

Paediatric cardiology
Number 68 57 11
Whole time equivalents 61 53 8
Paediatrics
Number 1,753 1,028 725
Whole time equivalents 1,589 954 634
Note:
The paediatric group comprises of specialties of paediatric cardiology and paediatrics.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

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