Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 October 2006. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Medical Personnel
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) actual strength, (b) establishment and (c) percentage difference between establishment and actual strength is of each specialty of qualified medical personnel in the Army.
- Answer
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The following table illustrates the establishment and trained strength of qualified medical personnel in the Army, broken down by specialty, as at 1 July 2006. The table also shows the difference between trained strength and establishment, as a percentage of establishment.
Specialty Establishment Trained strength Difference between establishment and trained strength as a percentage of establishment (Percentage) Nurse 860 590 31 Primary and Secondary Care Medical Officers 430 230 46 Medical Support Services¹ 2,960 2,320 22 Dental Services² 430 350 19 ¹ Includes health care assistants. ² Includes dental officers as well as dental support staff Notes: 1. Figures as at 1 July 2006. 2. All figures over 100 rounded to nearest 10 3. Figures include some staff working out of speciality in headquarter posts Source: DMSD
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 98567; 451 c1553W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Army Health services
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