§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a)doctors, (b)nurses, (c)allied health professionals and (d)others employed in the NHS are providing assistance in Iraq. [175217]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not collect details centrally of the number of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other national health service staff providing assistance in Iraq.
In support of military commitments in Iraq, however, according to the Ministry of Defence, currently about 200 military medical reservists (a term covering doctors, nurses and allied health professionals) are deployed with the defence medical services. Many of these are likely to work in the NHS.