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Mr. Gibb
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant geriatricians were employed in the NHS in each year since 1979. [10903]
Mr. Milburn
[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The latest available information is shown in the table.
| Whole-time equivalent of hospital medical consultant geriatricians in England at 30 September each year from 1979 to 1995 | |
| Year | Whole-time equivalent |
| 1979 | 350 |
| 1980 | 370 |
| 1981 | 390 |
| 1982 | 400 |
| 1983 | 410 |
| 1984 | 420 |
| 1985 | 440 |
| 1986 | 480 |
| 1987 | 440 |
| 1988 | 460 |
| 1989 | 470 |
| 1990 | 490 |
Whole-time equivalent of hospital medical consultant geriatricians in England at 30 September each year from 1979 to 1995
| |
Year
| Whole-time equivalent
|
| 1991 | 510 |
| 1992 | 530 |
| 1993 | 550 |
| 1994 | 600 |
| 1995 | 640 |
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Data for 1996 are not yet available. We expect to have information available in September/October.
3. The census is a snapshot at 30 September each year.
Source:
The Medical and Dental Workforce Census 30 September 1979 to 1995.