HC Deb 24 June 2004 vol 422 c1559W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost of establishing 25 consultants and specialists in public health per million population. [179678]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information we hold centrally does not allow us to give an accurate estimate of the cost of establishing 25 consultants and specialists in public health per million population. Public health specialist is a generic term and practitioners can come from a range of backgrounds and disciplines with varying rates of pay.