Written question asked by Huw Edwards (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 November 2002. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 7 November 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many neurologists and paediatric neurologists with a specialism in epilepsy there are in the UK. - Includes figures for numbers of consultants in neurology and paediatric neurologists without specialism.

Answer: Mr. Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many neurologists and paediatric neurologists with a specialism in epilepsy there are in the UK. [74051] Mr. Hutton: The Department's workforce censuses do not collect information on the number of neurologists or paediatric neurologists with a specialism in the treatment of epilepsy. As at 31 March 2002, the numbers of consultants working in neurology was 372 and the number of paediatric neurologists was 30. This represents increases in consultant numbers of 34 per cent. and 30 per cent. respectively since 1997.

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