Skip to main content

Paediatricians

Volume 407: debated on Monday 16 June 2003

The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trained paediatric consultants work in the NHS. [117767]

The table shows the number of hospital and hospital dental consultants in the paediatric specialties working in the national health service in England at 31 March 2002. Since September 1997, the number of consultants within the paediatrics group has risen by 29 per cent.

Hospital medical and hospital dental consultants with paediatric specialties
England, as at 31 March 2002Numbers (headcount)
Paediatric Group1,586
of which:
Paediatric cordiology54
Paediatrics1,532
Paediatric Surgery24
Paediatric dentistry119

Note:

Only consultant and GP data was collected in the March 2002 mini-census.

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatrically trained doctors working in the NHS there are per head of population. [117770]

The standard ratio used by the Department of Health is per 100,000 of population.The table shows how many doctors, trained in the paediatric specialties, were working in the National Health Service as at 30 September 2001, per head of population and per 100,000 of the population.In addition, there are a number of general practitioners who have undergone training in paediatrics as part of their general practice training.

Hospital medical and hospital dental doctors with paediatric specialities by grade
England, as at 30 September 2001HeadcountPer head populationPer 100,000 head population
All Grades
Paediatric Group5,0700.000103110.31
Of which:
Paediatric cardiology680.00000140.14
Paediatrics5,0020.000101710.17
Paediatric Surgery2850.00000580.58
Paediatric dentistry640.00000130.13
Hospital medical and hospital dental doctors with paediatric specialities by grade
England, as at 30 September 2001HeadcountPer head populationPer 100,000 head population
Of which:
Consultants
Paediatric Group1,5070.00003063.06
Of which:
Paediatric cardiology290.00000060.06
Paediatrics1,4780.00003013.01
Paediatric surgery1140.00000230.23
Paediatric dentistry220.00000040.04
Associate specialists and staff grades
Paediatric Group6020.00001221.22
Of which:
Paediatric cardiology
Paediatrics6020.00001221.22
Paediatric surgery100.00000020.02
Paediatric dentistry40.00000010.01
Doctors in training1
Paediatric Group2,8750.00005855.85
Of which:
Paediatric cardiology390.00000080.08
Paediatrics2,8360.00005775.77
Paediatric surgery1590.00000320.32
Paediatric dentistry240.00000050.05
1 Comprises registrar group, senior house officers and house officers.

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census 2001 ONS Population Census