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Written question asked by Phyllis Starkey (Labour) on Thursday, 27 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 June 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 10 June 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors from other EU member states were employed in the NHS in the last year for which data is available. - Inc figures.
Answer

Dr. Starkey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors from other EU member states were employed in the NHS in the last year for which data is available. [177457] Mr. Hutton: As at September 2003, there were 109,964 doctors working in the national health service, of whom 5,379 gained their primary medical qualification outside the United Kingdom but within the European Economic Area.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
177457; 422 c540W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Doctors EU nationals NHS Migrant workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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