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NHS: Private Patients

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been refused further NHS treatment in Chorley because of the prohibition on co-payments in each year since 1997. [213650]

Mr. Bradshaw: This information is not held centrally.

NHS: Reorganisation

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health in which constituencies the regional stakeholder events on (a) the Darzi Review and (b) the reform of the care and support system will be held; and in which constituencies the regional stakeholder events for the new deal for carers were held. [212202]

Ann Keen: The national health service next stage review has engaged with stakeholders at a variety of events including deliberative events, a stakeholder forum, national clinical summit and at events organised by stakeholder organisations in the following locations:

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Strategic health authorities have also undertaken their own process of engagement with stakeholders and will continue to do so following the publication of their local visions.

Locations of the regional stakeholder events on the reform of the care and support system:

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Locations of the regional carer events for the Carers' Strategy:

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Location of the deliberative events for the Carers' Strategy:

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Location of the final consultative event for the Carers' Strategy:

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NHS: Training and posts

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many dermatology (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years; [213033]

(2) how many ophthalmology (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years; [213034]

(3) how many psychiatry (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established in each of the last five years; [213035]

(4) how many (a) training and (b) consultancy posts were established for (i) neurology, (ii) cardiology and (iii) gynaecology in each of the last five years. [213088]

Ann Keen: The number of training posts and consultancy posts that are established each year is not collected centrally. The National Health Service Workforce Census does collect the number of staff in post as at 30 September each year and these are shown in the following tables.

Dermatology
Number (headcount)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consultants

415

440

450

454

444

Registrar Group

155

183

195

188

205

Senior House Officer

75

71

72

56

27

Foundation Year 2

9

13

House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 1

3

4

1

4

5


Ophthalmology
Number (headcount)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consultants

755

793

820

816

839

Registrar Group

385

431

450

434

638

Senior House Officer

439

426

442

391

117

Foundation Year 2

36

47

House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 1

1

3

5

7

6


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Psychiatry Group
Number (headcount)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consultants

3,229

3,555

3,759

3,805

3,957

Registrar Group

1,006

1,034

1,032

1,022

2,796

Senior House Officer

1,997

2,426

2,538

2,554

484

Foundation Year 2

88

195

House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 1

14

10

28

50

66


Neurology
Number (headcount)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consultants

410

449

487

506

539

Registrar Group

190

214

201

231

297

Senior House Officer

149

153

174

163

46

Foundation Year 2

28

23

House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 1

4

7

4

8

7


Cardiology
Number (headcount)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Consultants

659

710

725

752

752

Registrar Group

449

537

578

591

814

Senior House Officer

310

359

374

307

80

Foundation Year 2

64

71

House Officer and Foundation Programme Year 1

56

65

76

96

113


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