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Hospitals (Staff)

Volume 640: debated on Friday 12 May 1961

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish figures showing the shortage of hospital staff and the nature of this shortage in the respective Regional Hospital Board areas in Scotland;(2) if he will publish figures showing the shortage of hospital staff and the nature of such shortage in the respective Hospital Board of Management areas throughout the Western Regional Hospital Board area in Scotland.

Comprehensive statistics of this kind are not available. I should, however, be glad to look into any specific point the hon. Member may have in mind.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures showing the number of consultants, specifying the nature of their speciality, attached to Glasgow hospitals at the latest convenient date.

The following is the information for 31st December, 1960:

SpecialityConsultants
Medicine53
Infectious Diseases5
Venereal Diseases1
Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases10
Dermatology6
Neurology3
Homoepathy1
Surgery48
Orthopaedic Surgery15
Neurosurgery3
Thoracic Surgery2
Dental and Oral Surgery12
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery16
Plastic Surgery3
Urology7
Ophthalmology15
Gynaecology and Obstetrics24
Paediatrics15
Pathology29
Bacteriology10
Radiodiagnosis17
Radiotherapy7
Psychiatry21
Anaesthetics30
Total353
These figures include both whole-time and part-time hospital staff, and also University staff with honorary hospital appointments.