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Dept of Health

Answer

Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatrically trained doctors working in the NHS there are per head of population. [117770] Mr. Hutton: The standard ratio used by the Department of Health is per 100,000 of population. The table shows how many doctors, trained in the paediatric specialties, were working in the National Health Service as at 30 September 2001, per head of population and per 100,000 of the population. In addition, there are a number of general practitioners who have undergone training in paediatrics as part of their general practice training. Hospital medical and hospital dental doctors with paediatric specialities by grade _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England, as at 30 September 2001 Headcount Per head population Per 100,000 head population All Grades Paediatric Group 5,070 0.0001031 10.31 Of which: Paediatric cardiology 68 0.0000014 0.14 Paediatrics 5,002 0.0001017 10.17 Paediatric surgery 285 0.0000058 0.58 Paediatric dentistry 64 0.0000013 0.13 Of which: Consultants Paediatric Group 1,507 0.0000306 3.06 Of which: Paediatric cardiology 29 0.0000006 0.06 Paediatrics 1,478 0.0000301 3.01 Paediatric surgery 114 0.0000023 0.23 Paediatric dentistry 22 0.0000004 0.04 Associate specialists and staff grades Paediatric Group 602 0.0000122 1.22 Of which: Paediatric cardiology -- -- -- Paediatrics 602 0.0000122 1.22 Paediatric surgery 10 0.0000002 0.02 Paediatric dentistry 4 0.0000001 0.01 Doctors in training1 Paediatric Group 2,875 0.0000585 5.85 Of which: Paediatric cardiology 39 0.0000008 0.08 Paediatrics 2,836 0.0000577 5.77 Paediatric surgery 159 0.0000032 0.32 Paediatric dentistry 24 0.0000005 0.05 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Comprises registrar group, senior house officers and house officers. Source: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census 2001 ONS Population Census

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

117770; 407 c73-4W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Doctors NHS Staff Paediatrics

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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