HC Deb 24 March 2004 vol 419 c914W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were per head of population in each year since 1997; [160474]

(2) how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were practising per 1,000 population in each year since 1997. [160482]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the number of doctors and nurses per 100,000 population in each year since 1997.

The standard ratio used in the Department is per 100,000 population.