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Dept of Health

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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors there were in the NHS in England working in paediatric specialities in each year since 1992, broken down by (a) speciality and (b) grade, expressed as a (i) whole-time equivalent and (ii) headcount figure. [194243] Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table. Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): medical staff within the Paediatrics Group of specialties by grade and year _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number (headcount) and whole-time equivalent (wte) 1992 1993 1994 1995 England as at No. wte No. wte No. wte No. wte 30 September each year Paediatric Group 2,819 2,559 3,106 2,833 3,350 3,070 3,892 3,551 of which: Consultant 854 782 932 856 1,009 915 1,103 1,008 Associate Specialist/Staff 35 29 56 49 92 81 296 224 Grade Registrar Group 573 520 641 579 721 659 763 705 Senior House Officer 1,202 1,187 1,325 1,309 1,386 1,374 1,571 1,557 House Officer 8 8 5 5 8 8 14 14 Hospital Practitioner/ 145 33 147 36 134 32 144 41 Clinical Assistant Other Hospital 2 0 - - - - 1 1 Other CHS - - - - - - - - of which: Paediatric cardiology - - - - - - - - of which: Consultant - - - - - - - - Associate Specialist/Staff - - - - - - - - Grade Registrar Group - - - - - - - - Senior House Officer - - - - - - - - House Officer - - - - - - - - Hospital - - - - - - - - Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - - - - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - Paediatrics 2,819 2,559 3,106 2,833 3,350 3,070 3,892 3,551 of which: Consultant 854 782 932 856 1,009 915 1,103 1,008 Associate Specialist/Staff 35 29 56 49 92 81 296 224 Grade Registrar Group 573 520 641 579 721 659 763 705 Senior House Officer 1,202 1,187 1,325 1,309 1,386 1,374 1,571 1,557 House Officer 8 8 5 5 8 8 14 14 Hospital Practitioner/ 145 33 147 36 134 32 144 41 Clinical Assistant Other Hospital 2 0 - - - - 1 1 Other CHS - - - - - - - - 1996 1997 1998 1999 No. wte No. wte No. wte No. wte Paediatric Group 4,011 3,680 4,344 4,018 4,542 4,196 4,750 4,365 of which: Consultant 1,156 1,063 1,227 1,130 1,299 1,192 1,355 1,246 Associate Specialist Staff 342 269 341 274 411 339 458 374 Grade Registrar Group 762 710 913 859 1,016 955 1,103 1,028 Senior House Officer 1,605 1,586 1,717 1,699 1,678 1,651 1,699 1,651 House Officer 14 14 18 18 26 26 36 36 Hospital 132 38 126 37 112 33 99 31 Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - 2 2 - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - of which: Paediatric cardiology 39 38 39 37 55 53 52 49 of which: Consultant 13 13 16 16 17 17 18 17 Associate Specialist/Staff - - - - - - - - Grade Registrar Group 13 13 13 13 21 21 21 20 Senior House Officer 12 12 9 9 17 16 10 10 House Officer - - - - - - - - Hospital 1 0 1 0 - - 1 0 Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - - - - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - Paediatrics 3,972 3,643 4,305 3,981 4,487 4,142 4,698 4,316 of which: Consultant 1,143 1,051 1,211 1,115 1,282 1,176 1,337 1,229 Associate Specialist/Staff 342 269 341 274 411 339 456 372 Grade Registrar Group 749 697 900 846 995 935 1,082 1,008 Senior House Officer 1,593 1,574 1,708 1,690 1,661 1,634 1,689 1,642 House Officer 14 14 18 18 26 26 36 36 Hospital 131 38 125 37 112 33 98 31 Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - 2 2 - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - 2000 2001 2002 2003 No. wte No wte No. wte No. wte Paediatric Group 5,027 4,590 5,127 4,645 5,608 5,155 5,960 5,516 of which: Consultant 1,443 1,307 1,507 1,332 1,695 1,538 1,807 1,641 Associate Specialist Staff 560 437 602 478 673 581 736 638 Grade Registrar Group 1,146 1,055 1,107 1,019 1,166 1,074 1,226 1,149 Senior House Officer 1,747 1,722 1,727 1,700 1,832 1,799 1,963 1,933 House Officer 43 43 41 41 51 51 69 69 Hospital 88 25 86 31 85 29 70 18 Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - - - - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - of which: Paediatric cardiology 51 49 68 65 115 108 110 102 of which: Consultant 23 22 29 27 64 58 69 61 Associate Specialist/Staff - - - - - - - - Grade Registrar Group 19 19 18 17 31 29 21 21 Senior House Officer 8 8 9 9 0 20 20 20 House Officer - - 2 2 - - - - Hospital 1 0 - - - - - - Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - - - - - - - Other CHS - - - - - - - - Paediatrics 4,976 4,541 5,059 4,581 5,493 5,048 5,850 5,414 of which: Consultant 1,420 1,285 1,478 1,304 1,631 1,480 1,738 1,581 Associate Specialist/ Staff 560 437 602 478 673 581 736 638 Grade Registrar Group 1,127 1,036 1,089 1,002 1,135 1,045 1,205 1,128 Senior House Officer 1,739 1,714 1,708 1,681 1,812 1,779 1,943 1,913 House Officer 43 43 39 39 51 51 69 69 Hospital 87 25 86 31 85 29 70 18 Practitioner/Clinical Assistant Other Hospital - - - - - - - - Other CHS - - 57 45 106 83 89 67 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: `-' denotes zero `0' denotes less than one, more than zero Figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number Source: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

194243; 426 c142-4W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Consultants Doctors Staff Paediatrics

Contains statistics

Yes

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