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Written question asked by Jonathan Lord (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 September 2019. It was answered by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Doctors: Surrey

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors there were in hospitals in Surrey in (a) the first quarter of 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer

NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.

The following table shows the number of doctors at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust as at May 2019, the latest available data, compared to the first three months of 2010. Figures are full time equivalents.

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

May 2010

May 2019

Doctors

923

939

939

943

1,244

Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics

Change in the numbers may be seasonal: it is recommended that comparisons between years use the same month (for example, May 2010 to May 2019).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
287532
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Doctors Hospitals Surrey
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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