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Geriatricians And Psycho-Geriatricians

Volume 958: debated on Tuesday 21 November 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultant geriatricians and psycho-geriatricians there are in each of the

CONSULTANTS IN GERIATRICS BY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER BY WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT
Employing Authority19701971197219731974197519761977
Northern14·614·018·021·021·523·525·127·1
Yorkshire13·715·018·018·022·424·224·623·6
Trent13·015·018·020·019·421·423·425·5
East Anglia7·69·09·09·09·711·711·311·3
North West Thames12·613·614·514·514·614·815·016·0
North East Thames12·414·414·417·421·923·024·924·7
South East Thames13·314·414·418·423·225·325·323·5
South West Thames9·58·78·39·512·915·516·521·6
Wessex7·011·514·615·520·120·123·121·1
Oxford8·710·411·413·711·812·813·814·9
South Western14·317·517·017·017·916·918·918·9
West Midlands23·723·626·627·828·830·534·034·5
Mersey6·06·85·89·117·118·421·022·6
North Western19·420·523·225·226·531·531·730·3
Wales12·812·613·616·018·819·020·023·0
CONSULTANTS IN MENTAL ILLNESS (ADULT) BY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER BY WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT
Employing Authority19701971197219731974197519761977
Northern45·747·549·953·057·159·962·958·7
Yorkshire41·047·648·049·854·556·558·861·6
Trent60·661·363·766·465·965·670·466·9
East Anglia19·920·923·926·727·728·132·231·7
North West Thames47·953·961·271·275·979·583·682·7
North East Thames36·637·841·946·484·283·084·776·9
South East Thames37·137·440·243·158·058·065·869·7
South West Thames73·572·770·869·468·569·772·666·0
Wessex27·231·133·035·748·751·254·055·1
Oxford28·630·432·135·840·139·841·742·6
South Western39·740·043·650·650·550·156·757·3
West Midlands72·977·080·889·289·288·189·395·3
Mersey34·134·634·833·737·239·140·739·9
North Western45·346·550·656·054·159·068·472·3
Wales34·236·438·344·645·848·952·550·5
Notes:
1. Figures for the years before 1974 are not comparable with those for 1974 and subsequent years because of NHS reorganisation.
2. Whole-time equivalent figures for 1970 are not comparable with those for later years.
3. SHMOs with allowance are included in the figures for 1978 onwards.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many consultant geriatricians and psycho-geriatricians are currently practising in the National Health Service; and how regional health authorities in England and Wales; and how these figures compare with the years 1970 to 1977.

The number of consultants in the specialties of geriatrics and mental illness—adult—in all regional health authorities in England and Wales at 30th September for each of the years 1970 to 1977 is set out in the tables below. Figures for 1978 are not yet available. Psycho-geriatrics is not identified in the statistics as a separate specialty but many consultants working in the specialty of mental illness—adult—would have responsibility for the treatment of elderly patients.these figures compare with the years 1970 to 1977.

The number of consultants in the specialties of geriatrics and mental illness—adult—in England and Wales at 30th September for each of the years 1970 to 1977 is set out below. Figures for 1978 are not yet available. Psycho-geriatrics is not identified in the statistics as a separate specialty but many

GeriatricsMental illness (adult)
YearNumberWhole time equivalentNumberWhole time equivalent
1970204194·8810700·4
1971222213·9835734·3
1972246236·3869773·0
1973271261·8930835·4
1974295286·9978880·6
1975317307·7994899·0
1976338329·61,057958·7
1977349337·51,045951·9
Note
Whole time equivalent figures for 1970 are not comparable with those for later years.