To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, by staff grade and specialty, the number of full-time equivalent medical and nursing posts available to health service hospitals for 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991.
The information requested is set out in the tables.
Hospital medical staff—Northern Ireland
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Analysis by specialty and grade, showing number of staff in post and whole-time equivalent at 30 September 1986
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Consultants
| SHMOS and associate specialists
| Senior registrars
| Registrars
| Senior house officers
| Pre-Reg House officers
| All grades
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Specialty
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
|
| Accident and Emergency | 7 | 7·0 | 9 | 8·6 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 38 | 37·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 59 | 57·6 |
| Anaesthetics | 87 | 84·0 | 8 | 7·2 | 17 | 16·0 | 22 | 21·5 | 27 | 27·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 161 | 155·7 |
| Anatomy | 1 | 0·5 | 1 | 0·9 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·4 |
| Cardiology | 15 | 14·7 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 8 | 8·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 32 | 31·7 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 11 | 11·0 |
| Chemical Pathology | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 5 | 5·0 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 3 | 2·6 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 7·6 |
| Clinical Genetics | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Clinical Neuro-Physiology | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 |
| Clinical Pharmacology | 4 | 2·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·5 | 1 | 1·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 13 | 10·7 |
| Dermatology | 11 | 10·4 | 1 | 0·6 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 19 | 18·0 |
| Ent (Otdrhindlaryngology) | 22 | 20·5 | 1 | 0·6 | 3 | 2·5 | 7 | 7·0 | 12 | 12·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 45 | 42·6 |
| Gen Med Spec Int Geriatrics | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 |
| General Medicine | 58 | 54·1 | 3 | 3·0 | 14 | 12·5 | 9 | 8·0 | 98 | 98·0 | 56 | 55·1 | 238 | 230·7 |
| General Pathology | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 8·0 |
| General Surgery | 53 | 50·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 6·5 | 16 | 14·0 | 72 | 71·5 | 61 | 61·0 | 209 | 203·5 |
| Genito-Urinary Medicine | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 16 | 14·4 | 7 | 7·0 | 5 | 4·5 | 2 | 2·0 | 16 | 16·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 50 | 47·9 |
| Haematology/Blood Transfusion | 10 | 9·0 | 4 | 3·1 | 7 | 7·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 24 | 22·1 |
| Histology | 1 | 0·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 0·2 |
| Histopathology | 16 | 12·9 | 0 | 0·0 | 9 | 6·5 | 5 | 5·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 35 | 29·4 |
| Immuno-Pathology | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 3 | 2·6 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 7·0 |
| Medical Microbiology | 8 | 7·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 16 | 15·1 |
| Medical Oncology | 2 | 1·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·1 |
| Mental Handicap | 6 | 6·0 | 8 | 8·0 | 2 | 1·5 | 4 | 3·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 20 | 19·0 |
| Mental Illness | 45 | 42·2 | 15 | 14·0 | 20 | 16·6 | 20 | 19·0 | 41 | 41·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 141 | 132·8 |
| Nephrology | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 8 | 8·0 |
| Neurology | 4 | 3·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 6 | 5·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 12 | 11·0 |
| Neurosurgery | 4 | 3·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 7·5 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 41 | 36·7 | 2 | 2·0 | 8 | 7·5 | 15 | 14·0 | 74 | 72·5 | 1 | 1·0 | 141 | 133·7 |
| Ophthalmology | 14 | 12·4 | 13 | 9·2 | 1 | 1·0 | 10 | 10·0 | 6 | 6·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 44 | 38·6 |
| Orthopaedics | 21 | 18·7 | 0 | 0·0 | 6 | 6·0 | 4 | 3·5 | 6 | 5·0 | 10 | 10·0 | 47 | 43·2 |
| Other Departments | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Paediatric Surgery | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 6 | 6·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 13 | 13·0 |
| Paediatrics | 20 | 17·2 | 1 | 0·5 | 4 | 3·5 | 7 | 6·5 | 39 | 37·5 | 4 | 4·0 | 75 | 69·2 |
| Physiology | 4 | 0·6 | 1 | 0·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 5 | 0·8 |
| Plastic Surgery | 5 | 4·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 0·5 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 11 | 10·0 |
| Radiology | 36 | 35·2 | 1 | 0·5 | 5 | 5·0 | 11 | 11·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 55 | 53·6 |
| Radiotherapy | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 14 | 14·0 |
| Rheumatology and Rehabilitation | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 13 | 13·0 |
| Thoracic Medicine | 0 | 0·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 8·0 |
| Urology | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 |
| All Specialties | 549 | 505·4 | 80 | 69·8 | 134 | 122·1 | 163 | 155·5 | 499 | 493·0 | 153 | 152·1 | 1,578 | 1,498·0 |
Note: This report excludes 'community medicine' staff and 65 staff on 'study leave'.
Hospital medical staff—Northern Ireland
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Analysis hr specialty and grade, showing number of staff in post and whole-time equivalent at 30 September 1990
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Consultants
| SHMOS and associate specialists
| Senior registrars
| Registrars
| Senior house officers
| Pre-Reg house officers
| All grades
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Specialty
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
|
| Accident and Emergency | 8 | 8·0 | 8 | 7·5 | 2 | 2·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 49 | 45·4 | 0 | 0·0 | 69 | 64·9 |
| Anaesthetics | 99 | 95·3 | 8 | 7·2 | 18 | 17·5 | 19 | 19·0 | 29 | 29·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 173 | 168·0 |
| Anatomy | 1 | 0·5 | 1 | 0·9 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·4 |
| Cardiology | 14 | 13·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 9 | 9·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 31 | 30·8 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 12 | 12·0 |
| Chemical Pathology | 3 | 2·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 6·0 |
| Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5 | 4·6 | 1 | 1·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 12 | 11·6 |
| Clinical Genetics | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 3 | 2·6 |
| Clinical Neuro-Physiology | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 |
| Clinical Pharmacology | 4 | 2·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 0·6 | 1 | 0·5 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 4·3 |
| Dermatology | 12 | 11·4 | 1 | 0·6 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 20 | 19·0 |
| Endocrinology and Diabetes | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 00 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 |
| Ent (Otdrhindlaryngology) | 22 | 20·5 | 1 | 0·6 | 4 | 4·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 16 | 16·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 48 | 46·1 |
| Forensic Psychiatry | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 0·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·5 |
| Gen Med Spec Int Geriatrics | 7 | 7·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 7·0 |
| General Medicine | 60 | 56·1 | 2 | 2·0 | 10 | 9·5 | 8 | 7·5 | 104 | 104·0 | 67 | 67·0 | 251 | 246·1 |
| General Pathology | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 |
| General Surgery | 52 | 49·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 8 | 7·5 | 20 | 18·6 | 66 | 65·0 | 66 | 66·0 | 213 | 207·1 |
| Genito-Urinary Medicine | 3 | 2·9 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 6 | 5·9 |
| Geriatric Medicine | 17 | 15·2 | 7 | 7·0 | I | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 23 | 23·0 | 6 | 6·0 | 55 | 53·2 |
| Haematology/Blood Transfusion | 12 | 11·0 | 3 | 2·6 | 3 | 3·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 24 | 22·7 |
| Histology | 1 | 0·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 0·2 |
| Histopathology | 22 | 19· 2 | 0 | 0·0 | 5 | 4·0 | 6 | 5·5 | 6 | 6·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 39 | 34·7 |
| Immuno-Pathology | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 7·0 |
| Medical Microbiology | 12 | 11·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 21 | 20·1 |
| Medical Oncology | 2 | 1·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·1 |
| Mental Handicap | 7 | 7·0 | 7 | 7·0 | 2 | 1·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 18 | 17·5 |
Consultants
| SHMOS and associate specialists
| Senior registrars
| Registrars
| Senior house officers
| Pre-Reg house officers
| All grades
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Specialty
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
| No.
| WTE
|
| Mental Illness | 45 | 42·6 | 13 | 11·9 | 14 | 12·0 | 8 | 7·0 | 64 | 63·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 144 | 136·5 |
| Nephrology | 5 | 4·1 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 11 | 10·1 |
| Neurology | 5 | 4·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 13 | 12·5 |
| Neuropathology | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Neurosurgery | 4 | 3·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 8 | 7·5 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 41 | 38·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 7 | 6·5 | 17 | 15·5 | 68 | 68·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 135 | 130·0 |
| Occupational Medicine | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1·0 | |
| Ophthalmology | 13 | 12·0 | 12 | 8·5 | 4 | 4·0 | 5 | 4·5 | 7 | 7·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 41 | 36·0 |
| Orthopaedics | 22 | 19·4 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 10 | 10·0 | 9 | 9·0 | 49 | 46·4 |
| Other Departments | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Paediatric Surgery | 3 | 3·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 9 | 9·0 |
| Paediatrics | 21 | 18·8 | 1 | 0·5 | 4 | 3·0 | 8 | 8·0 | 48 | 47·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 82 | 77·7 |
| Physiology | 3 | 0·5 | 1 | 0·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 0·6 |
| Plastic Surgery | 5 | 4·4 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 10 | 9·4 |
| Psychiatry of Old Age | 2 | 1·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 1·6 |
| Psychotherapy | 1 | 1·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 |
| Radiology | 46 | 45·3 | 1 | 0·5 | 5 | 5·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 60 | 53·6 |
| Radiotherapy | 5 | 5·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 3 | 3·0 | 6 | 6·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 15 | 15·0 |
| Rheumatology and Rehabilitation | 5 | 4·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 8 | 8·0 | 1 | 1·0 | 16 | 15·6 |
| Thoracic Medicine | 0 | 0·0 | 3 | 2·9 | 1 | 0·5 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 4 | 3·4 |
| Urology | 4 | 4·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 2 | 2·0 | 1 | 0·6 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 7 | 6·6 |
| All Specialties | 607 | 563·2 | 73 | 63·4 | 120 | 112·1 | 139 | 132·7 | 554 | 547·9 | 159 | 159·0 | 1,652 | 1,578·3 |
Note: This report excludes `community medicine' staff and 60 staff on `study leave'.