The General Medical Council (GMC) keeps an up-to-date register of qualified doctors; all doctors must be registered with the GMC before they can work in the United Kingdom. Further information on the CMC can be found at:
www.gmc-uk.org
The number of doctors in training and equivalent grades employed by national health service organisations within Taunton constituency is shown in the table.
Hospital and community health services (HCHS): medical and dental staff, showing doctors in training and equivalent grades for NHS organisations within Taunton constituency as at 30 September 2006.
Total Yeovil DistrictHospital NHS Foundation Trust Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust All staff 568 185 383 Doctors in training and equivalents of which: 269 75 194 Registrar group 76 10 66 Senior house officer 133 31 102 Foundation year two 19 19 0 House officer 41 15 26 Source: The Information Centre for health and social care medical and dental workforce census.