Surgery: Consultants
(asked on 24th February 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of consultant surgeons is in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.
The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) doctors working in surgical specialty group roles by grade in the National Health Service in England, as of November 2024:
Grade | FTE doctors |
Consultant surgeons | 11,203 |
Specialty and associate specialist surgeons | 2,832 |
Resident doctors with a core and specialty training level in a surgical specialty group | 11,228 |
Resident doctors with foundation years on placements in surgical specialties | 4,292 |
Source: Hospital and Community Health Service Workforce Statistics, NHS England.
Healthcare in Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland is a devolved responsibility and so the Department does not hold the data requested.