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Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many junior doctors are employed in obstetrics on a whole-time equivalent basis in the national health service in Wales in the current year; and how many were employed in each of the past five years.
Mr. Ian Grist
The available information, which relates to staff in obstetrics and gynaecology, is as follows:
| Junior doctors in post as at 30 September1 (whole-time equivalents) | |
| Number | |
| 1984 | 109·6 |
| 1985 | 116·4 |
| 1986 | 111·7 |
| 1987 | 113·4 |
| 1988 | 122·0 |
| 21989 | 127·2 |
| 1 Senior registrar, registrar, senior house officers and house officers. Excluding locums. | |
| 2 Provisional. | |