asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing for the years 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978 and the latest available year in relation to general practitioners, dentists and hospital consultants (a) the total number employed or contracted on a full-time basis and (b) the number em-
| SCOTTISH MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACITIONERS AND CONSULTANTS BY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT | |||||
| 1948 | 1958 | 1968 | 1978 | 1979 | |
| General Medical Practitioners | 2,600 | 2,935 | 2,709 | 3,161 | 3,196 |
| General Dental Practitioners | 1,124 | 1,091 | 1,102 | 1,223 | 1,285 |
| Consultants— | |||||
| (a) Whole-time (2) | 283(1) | 370 | 846 | 1,345 | 1,354 |
| (b) Part-time— | |||||
| Session(s)— | |||||
| 1 | 363(1) | 425 | 411 | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 4 | |||
| (c) Maximum part-time (3) | 243 | 254 | |||
| (d) Honorary (4) | — | 143 | 229 | 293 | 305 |
| Total Consultants | 646(1) | 938 | 1,486 | 1,909 | 1,939 |
Notes:
(1) 1949 figures used since staff employed in 1948 were on interim contracts pending new terms and conditions agreed in June 1949.
(2) Whole-time consultants work full-time for the NHS, are paid on the basis of 11 sessions, and may not undertake private practice.*
(3) Maximum part-time consultants have substantially the same NHS work commitment as whole-time consultants but, in return for the right to undertake private practice, they are paid on the basis of 9 sessions.*
(4) Honorary consultants are university-paid staff involved in the clinical care of NHS patients.
*These definitions relate to the contractual arrangements in force until January 1980.