asked the Minister for Health the number of non-national doctors employed in temporary or permanent posts in each health board area.
Written Answers. - Non-National Doctors Employment.
180.
Information is not available as to the number of non-national doctors employed as hospital consultants or general practitioners in this country, but to the extent that non-nationals are employed it is mainly in hospital non-Consultant posts.
A survey of 1,313 non-consultant posts carried out on 30 September 1977 showed that 195 of these posts were occupied by 147 non-national doctors who obtained their primary qualifications outside this country and 48 non-national doctors who obtained their primary qualifications in this country. The number employed in each health board area is as follows:
|
Health Board area |
Number of non-national doctors employed |
|
Eastern Health Board |
80 |
|
Midland Health Board |
11 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
11 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
17 |
|
North-Western Health Board |
6 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
22 |
|
Southern Health Board |
26 |
|
Western Health Board |
22 |