Urologists Mr. Fraser To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many urologists were working in the NHS in each of the last eight years. Ms Rosie Winterton The number or urologists employed by the national health service in each of the last eight years is shown in the table. ------------------------------------------------ |Number (headcount) | ------------------------------------------------ | |1995|1996|1997|1998|1999| ------------------------------------------------ |All Staff |778|809|879|961|1,024| ------------------------------------------------ |Consultant |314|315|343|358|388| ------------------------------------------------ |Associate Specialist |9|12|15|18|22| ------------------------------------------------ |Staff Grade |25|28|37|61|71| ------------------------------------------------ |Registrar Group |151|162|169|169|198| ------------------------------------------------ |House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 11|91|93|104|127|114| ------------------------------------------------ |Senior House Officer |139|152|174|192|194| ------------------------------------------------ |Hospital Practitioner/Clinical Assistant |49|47|37|36|37| ------------------------------------------------ |Other |—|—|—|—|—| ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2000 |2001 |2002 |2003 |2004 |2005 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |All Staff |1,052|1,115|1,164|1,223|1,355|1,371| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Consultant |382 |427 |448 |473 |503 |500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Associate Specialist |24 |25 |27 |33 |47 |58 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staff Grade |86 |81 |87 |80 |95 |89 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Registrar Group |201 |204 |208 |234 |279 |285 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 11 |126 |126 |122 |122 |131 |132 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Senior House Officer |199 |207 |228 |247 |263 |281 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hospital Practitioner/Clinical Assistant |34 |45 |43 |34 |37 |26 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other |— |— |1 |— |— |— | 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