The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of doctors in the first year of employment, compared to the total number in training at all trusts within National Health Service London, the five NHS trusts in the Essex area, and at the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, of which Queen's Hospital Romford is a part, on 30 September 2006.
All doctors in training House officer and foundation programme year one1 Greater London London Strategic Health Authority2 10,633 815 Essex Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 154 30 Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust 184 28 Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust 200 30 Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 162 27 Southend Hospital NHS Trust 198 30 Queen's Hospital, Romford Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust 419 47 1 The position of House Officer is currently being phased out and will soon be replaced entirely by foundation programme year one. 2 London Strategic Health Authority (SHA) does not map precisely over the county boundaries of Greater London. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care Medical and Dental Workforce Census
The number of doctors that the NHS requires to be recruited each year is a matter for determination by local NHS organisations, as they are best placed to assess the health needs of their local health community.