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NHS Manpower: Oncologists

Volume 486: debated on Tuesday 20 January 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) oncologists and (b) trainee oncologists specialising in urology there are in each region; (248837)

(2) how many (a) oncologists and (b) trainee oncologists specialising in breast cancer there are in each region.

The number of oncologists and trainee oncologists in each region is shown in the following tables. The NHS Workforce Census does not identify the area of specialty for oncologists or trainee oncologists.

Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical staff, showing Consultants and Doctors in Training and Equivalents1 within the Urology specialty and the six main cancer specialties by Strategic Health Authority area, England as at 30 September 2007

Number (headcount)

Clinical oncology

Clinical radiology

Of which:

Of which:

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

England

1,055

506

464

3,150

2,086

1,009

Q30

North East

48

26

17

152

101

51

Q31

North West

115

62

46

456

311

141

Q32

Yorkshire and The Humber

114

57

51

344

216

127

Q33

East Midlands

89

44

40

228

146

79

Q34

West Midlands

84

45

30

296

215

7

Q35

East of England

137

68

59

273

186

80

Q36

London

209

82

120

683

401

273

Q37

South East Coast

46

31

13

153

19

20

Q38

South Central

94

48

38

253

164

81

Q39

South West

119

43

50

312

217

80

Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies

Number (headcount)

Haematology

Histopathology

Of which:

Of which:

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

England

1,360

680

52

637

1,111

502

Q30

North East

58

31

24

93

64

29

Q31

North West

129

68

48

24

152

86

Q32

Yorkshire and The Humber

115

52

54

181

117

63

Q33

East Midlands

86

42

38

114

76

38

Q34

West Midlands

129

63

58

164

122

0

Q35

East of England

93

56

25

149

112

32

Q36

London

377

169

184

321

22

106

Q37

South East Coast

54

39

12

109

71

36

Q38

South Central

92

4

33

129

83

43

Q39

South West

125

70

41

133

102

29

Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies

102

46

5

Number (headcount)

Medical oncology

Palliative medicine

Of which:

Of which:

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

England

614

225

326

444

202

176

Q30

North East

25

10

15

27

18

6

Q31

North West

97

47

43

54

21

26

Q32

Yorkshire and The Humber

69

26

38

90

22

54

Q33

East Midlands

14

1

8

42

19

17

Q34

West Midlands

43

13

24

2

16

22

Q35

East of England

50

26

14

45

19

15

Q36

London

205

62

125

52

36

12

Q37

South East Coast

31

12

19

18

10

3

Q38

South Central

34

1

19

46

20

17

Q39

South West

46

17

21

28

21

4

Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies

Number (headcount)

Urology

Of which:

All staff

Consultant

Doctors in training and equivalents

England

148

528

740

Q30

North East

74

30

31

Q31

North West

199

69

98

Q32

Yorkshire and The Humber

14

57

80

Q33

East Midlands

94

32

50

Q34

West Midlands

143

63

67

Q35

East of England

163

58

75

Q36

London

303

9

174

Q37

South East Coast

139

46

69

Q38

South Central

87

33

43

Q39

South West

109

41

53

Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies

1 Doctors in Training and Equivalents is the term used to refer to people in the registrar group, foundation year 2 staff, senior house officers, house officers and foundation year 1 staff and other staff in equivalent grades who are not in an educationally approved post.

— = denotes zero

Notes:

Data Quality:

Workforce statistics are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data. Processing methods and procedures are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where this happens any impact on figures already published will be assessed but unless this is significant at national level they will not be changed. Where there is impact only at detailed or local level this will be footnoted in relevant analyses.

Source:

The Information Centre for health and social care Medical and Dental Workforce Census