§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS(a) doctors and (b) nurses trained abroad in each of the last three years. [172017]
Hospital, Public Health Medicine, Community Health Services (HCHS) and General Medical Practitioners—All NHS Doctors by country of primary medical qualification: England, as at 30 September Number (Headcount) 2001 2002 2003 All Doctors 100,289 104,448 109,964 of which: Qualified within United Kingdom 69,833 71,284 74,037 Qualified within the rest of the European Economic Area 4,829 5,097 5,379 Qualified Elsewhere 22,095 24,413 26,785 Unknown1 3,532 3,654 3,763 HCHS medical and dental staff2 68,484 72,168 76,400 Of which: Qualified within United Kingdom 43,831 45,017 46,890 Qualified within the rest of the European Economic Area 3,574 3,741 3,932 Qualified Elsewhere 17,547 19,756 21,815 Unknown1 3,532 3,654 3,763 General Medical Practitioner3 31,805 32,280 33,564 Of which: Qualified within United Kingdom 26,002 26,267 27,147 Qualified within the rest of the European Economic Area 1,255 1,356 1,447 Qualified Elsewhere 4,548 4,657 4,970 1Information about country of qualification is derived from the General Medical Council. For staff in dental specialties, with a General Dental Council registration, the country of qualification is therefore unknown 2Excludes Hospital Medical Hospital Practitioners and Hospital Medical Clinical Assistants, most of whom are GPs working part-time in hospitals 3All practitioners include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SPA), PMS Other and GP Retainers. Source: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics