Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 July 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 12 September 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Child Health Services

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants in paediatric medicine there have been in each year since 1997, broken down by medical discipline.

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table.

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): consultants within all medical paediatric specialties England Numbers (headcount)⁽⁷⁷⁾
	Paediatric surgery	Paediatric cardiology	Paediatrics
1997	74	16	1,211
1998	86	17	1,282
1999	98	18	1,337
2000	104	23	1,420
2001	114	29	1,478
2002	105	64	1,631
2003	100	69	1,738
2004	108	63	1,839
December 2004	105	65	1,862
Source: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre medical and dental workforce census.
⁽⁷⁷⁾ All data as at 30 September, except where stated for 31 December 2004.

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