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Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 January 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Doctors

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS doctors qualified in each of the last 10 years, broken down by gender.

Answer

The Department does not collect the data requested.


The General Medical Council, as the independent regulator of doctors in the United Kingdom, will hold information on doctors currently registered with them which may include their gender and what year they qualified.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4633
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Doctors Gender NHS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk