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 Authority | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Northern | … | … | 14·6 | 14·0 | 18·0 | 21·0 | 21·5 | 23·5 | 25·1 | 27·1 |
| Yorkshire | … | … | 13·7 | 15·0 | 18·0 | 18·0 | 22·4 | 24·2 | 24·6 | 23·6 |
| Trent | … | … | 13·0 | 15·0 | 18·0 | 20·0 | 19·4 | 21·4 | 23·4 | 25·5 |
| East Anglia | … | … | 7·6 | 9·0 | 9·0 | 9·0 | 9·7 | 11·7 | 11·3 | 11·3 |
| North West Thames | … | … | 12·6 | 13·6 | 14·5 | 14·5 | 14·6 | 14·8 | 15·0 | 16·0 |
| North East Thames | … | … | 12·4 | 14·4 | 14·4 | 17·4 | 21·9 | 23·0 | 24·9 | 24·7 |
| South East Thames | … | … | 13·3 | 14·4 | 14·4 | 18·4 | 23·2 | 25·3 | 25·3 | 23·5 |
| South West Thames | … | … | 9·5 | 8·7 | 8·3 | 9·5 | 12·9 | 15·5 | 16·5 | 21·6 |
| Wessex | … | … | 7·0 | 11·5 | 14·6 | 15·5 | 20·1 | 20·1 | 23·1 | 21·1 |
| Oxford | … | … | 8·7 | 10·4 | 11·4 | 13·7 | 11·8 | 12·8 | 13·8 | 14·9 |
| South Western | … | … | 14·3 | 17·5 | 17·0 | 17·0 | 17·9 | 16·9 | 18·9 | 18·9 |
| West Midlands | … | … | 23·7 | 23·6 | 26·6 | 27·8 | 28·8 | 30·5 | 34·0 | 34·5 |
| Mersey | … | … | 6·0 | 6·8 | 5·8 | 9·1 | 17·1 | 18·4 | 21·0 | 22·6 |
| North Western | … | … | 19·4 | 20·5 | 23·2 | 25·2 | 26·5 | 31·5 | 31·7 | 30·3 |
| Wales | … | … | 12·8 | 12·6 | 13·6 | 16·0 | 18·8 | 19·0 | 20·0 | 23·0 |
| CONSULTANTS IN MENTAL ILLNESS (ADULT) BY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER BY WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT | ||||||||||
| Employing Authority | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||
| Northern | … | … | 45·7 | 47·5 | 49·9 | 53·0 | 57·1 | 59·9 | 62·9 | 58·7 |
| Yorkshire | … | … | 41·0 | 47·6 | 48·0 | 49·8 | 54·5 | 56·5 | 58·8 | 61·6 |
| Trent | … | … | 60·6 | 61·3 | 63·7 | 66·4 | 65·9 | 65·6 | 70·4 | 66·9 |
| East Anglia | … | … | 19·9 | 20·9 | 23·9 | 26·7 | 27·7 | 28·1 | 32·2 | 31·7 |
| North West Thames | … | … | 47·9 | 53·9 | 61·2 | 71·2 | 75·9 | 79·5 | 83·6 | 82·7 |
| North East Thames | … | … | 36·6 | 37·8 | 41·9 | 46·4 | 84·2 | 83·0 | 84·7 | 76·9 |
| South East Thames | … | … | 37·1 | 37·4 | 40·2 | 43·1 | 58·0 | 58·0 | 65·8 | 69·7 |
| South West Thames | … | … | 73·5 | 72·7 | 70·8 | 69·4 | 68·5 | 69·7 | 72·6 | 66·0 |
| Wessex | … | … | 27·2 | 31·1 | 33·0 | 35·7 | 48·7 | 51·2 | 54·0 | 55·1 |
| Oxford | … | … | 28·6 | 30·4 | 32·1 | 35·8 | 40·1 | 39·8 | 41·7 | 42·6 |
| South Western | … | … | 39·7 | 40·0 | 43·6 | 50·6 | 50·5 | 50·1 | 56·7 | 57·3 |
| West Midlands | … | … | 72·9 | 77·0 | 80·8 | 89·2 | 89·2 | 88·1 | 89·3 | 95·3 |
| Mersey | … | … | 34·1 | 34·6 | 34·8 | 33·7 | 37·2 | 39·1 | 40·7 | 39·9 |
| North Western | … | … | 45·3 | 46·5 | 50·6 | 56·0 | 54·1 | 59·0 | 68·4 | 72·3 |
| Wales | … | … | 34·2 | 36·4 | 38·3 | 44·6 | 45·8 | 48·9 | 52·5 | 50·5 |
| 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
| Geriatrics | Mental illness (adult) | |||||||
| Year | Number | Whole time equivalent | Number | Whole time equivalent | ||||
| 1970 | … | … | … | … | 204 | 194·8 | 810 | 700·4 |
| 1971 | … | … | … | … | 222 | 213·9 | 835 | 734·3 |
| 1972 | … | … | … | … | 246 | 236·3 | 869 | 773·0 |
| 1973 | … | … | … | … | 271 | 261·8 | 930 | 835·4 |
| 1974 | … | … | … | … | 295 | 286·9 | 978 | 880·6 |
| 1975 | … | … | … | … | 317 | 307·7 | 994 | 899·0 |
| 1976 | … | … | … | … | 338 | 329·6 | 1,057 | 958·7 |
| 1977 | … | … | … | … | 349 | 337·5 | 1,045 | 951·9 |
| Note | ||||||||
| Whole time equivalent figures for 1970 are not comparable with those for later years. | ||||||||