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Gynaecologists

Joyce Quin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) female and (b) male gynaecologists are employed by each local health authority in England. [39515]

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Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table.

There has been a 42 per cent. increase in female obstetric and gynaecology consultants since 1997.

Number of hospital medical staff, of which consultants within the obstetrics and gynaecology specialty by gender and health authority(22), as at 30 September 2001

All staff Consultants
AllMaleFemaleAllMaleFemale
England4,1502,1701,9801,220930290
Health authority
AvonQD81004060202010
Barking and HaveringQAP502030201010
Barnet, Enfield and HaringeyQEW40202010100
BarnsleyQCG20101000(23)
BedfordshireQA640202010100
BerkshireQA770304010100
Bexley, Bromley and GreenwichQEY60403020200
BirminghamQD91307060404010
BradfordQDD50202010100
Brent and HarrowQAR40202010100
BuckinghamshireQA860303010100
Bury and RochdaleQCT30102010100
Calderdale and KirkleesQDT50203010100
CambridgeQER70403020200
Camden and IslingtonQAT1205070402020
Cornwall and Isles of ScillyQDV2010101000
County DurhamQDE40301020100
CoventryQEA30201010100
CroydonQAD201001000
DoncasterQCK30202010100
DorsetQDW5030201010(23)
DudleyQEC2010101000
Ealing, Hammersmith and HounslowQAV1105060302010
East KentQAE50401020200
East LancashireQCX402020201010
East London and The CityQAW1005050403010
East RidingQDF40302010100
East SurreyQAK30201010100
East SussexQAM50302020100
Gateshead and South TynesideQDG50202010100
GloucestershireQDY30202010100
HerefordshireQED1010000(23)
HertfordshireQEX70403020200
HillingdonQA22010101000
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East HampshireQEV50302010100
Kensington, Chelsea and WestminsterQA3804040302010
Kingston and RichmondQAG3010201000
Lambeth, Southwark and LewishamQAH18080100302010
LeedsQDH80404020200
LeicestershireQCL80404020200
LincolnshireQCM4020201010(23)
LiverpoolQC2704040202010
ManchesterQC3803050201010
Merton, Sutton and WandsworthQAJ603030201010
Morecambe BayQC430201000(23)
Newcastle and North TynesideQDJ50303010100
NorfolkQET60402020100
North and East DevonQDX30202010100
North and Mid HampshireQD13020101000
North CheshireQCV20101010100
North CumbriaQDK20201010100
North DerbyshireQCH201010000
North EssexQAX60302010100
North NottinghamshireQCN2010101000
North StaffordshireQEH30201010100
North West LancashireQCY50202010100
North YorkshireQDR60403020100
NorthamptonshireQCC40202010100
NorthumberlandQDM40202010100
NottinghamQCP703040201010
OxfordshireQCE60303020200
Redbridge and Waltham ForestQA52010101000
RotherhamQCQ2010101000
Salford and TraffordQC630202010100
SandwellQEE20101000(23)
SeftonQC740201010100
SheffieldQCR502030202010
ShropshireQEF2010101000
SomersetQD530201010100
South and West DevonQD650302010100
South CheshireQCW60303020100
South DerbyshireQCJ30102010100
South EssexQAY30202010100
South HumberQDL30201010100
South LancashireQC1100000(23)
South StaffordshireQEJ30201010100
Southampton and South West HampshireQD350203020100
St. Helens and KnowsleyQC52010101000
StockportQC82010101000
SuffolkQCF40202010100
SunderlandQDN3010201000
TeesQDP503020201010
WakefieldQDQ2010101010(23)
WalsallQEK201010000
WarwickshireQEL30101010100
West KentQAF60403020200
West PennineQC930201010100
West SurreyQAL703040201010
West SussexQAN60302010100
Wigan and BoltonQDA40202010100
WiltshireQD73020201010(23)
WirralQDC30201010100
WolverhamptonQEM20101010100
WorcesterQEN40202010100

(22) Staff holding appointments in more than one HA are included separately in each HA. The sum of HA totals therefore differ slightly from the England total and a direct comparison between England total and HA totals is not advised.

(23) Denotes zero

Notes:

1. 0 denotes 5 or less

2. Figures rounded to the nearest 10

Source:

Department of Health 2001 medical and dental workforce census


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Compensation

Joyce Quin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the total amount of compensation paid in out of court settlements for patients in each local health authority area in each of the last 10 years. [39516]

Ms Blears: The Department does not hold figures for all aspects of litigation made against the national health service and therefore the information requested is not held centrally.

Dentists

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in England were trained at dental schools in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland; and what proportion each represents of the total. [39818]

Ms Blears: The number of General Dental Service (GDS) dentists in England trained at dental schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the percentage of the total number of dentists is shown in the table.

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The total number of dentists covers principals on a HA list, their assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

Area of qualification
ScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandDentists working in England
Principals
Number1,0994449116,124
Percentage of principals731
Assistants
Number43431,214
Percentage of assistants400
VDPs
Number25157599
Percentage of VDPs431
Total
Number1,16746310117,937
Percentage of total dentists


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Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in England were trained at dental schools outside the United Kingdom; and what proportion they represent of the total. [39817]

Ms Blears: The number of General Dental Service (GDS) dentists in England trained at dental schools outside the UK and the percentage of the total number of dentists in England at 31 December 2001 is shown in the table. The figures exclude dentists whose title of registration is shown as Statutory Exams and dentists awaiting entry.

The total number of dentists covers principals on a HA list, their assistants and vocational dental practitioners.

General Dental Service: Number of dentists trained at dental schools outside the UK and the percentage of the total number of dentists in England at 31 December 2001

Dentists qualified overseasDentists working in EnglandPercentage of dentists who work in England qualified overseas
Principals2,09416,12413
Assistants7171,21459
VDPs15990
Total2,81217,93716


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