Figures on Secondary Care Doctors

Dear Ms Fallada

I acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Request which we
received today 14 May 2010.

I can confirm that it is currently being processed and you will receive
your reply no later than 10 June 2010.

Please allow postage time if applicable.

Gavin Brown

FOI Lead Director, NHS Fife

Lizzie Lawrie

Clerical Officer

Corporate Services

Telephone - 01592 643355 ext 8977

Email - [1][email address]

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Freedom of Information Request 1044

Shona Fallada

Dear Ms Fallada

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST:

Consultants

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 14 May 2010
regarding the above.

Consultants currently working in NHS Fife by gender and speciality,
including fixed term and locum staff.

Specialty Female Male Total
Anaesthetics 10 19 29
Cardiology 2 2 4
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 4 4
Clinical Radiology 4 8 12
Dental Public Health 1 1 2
Dermatology 5 5
Emergency Medicine 3 4 7
ENT Surgery 2 2 4
Family Planning Service 1 1
Forensic Psychiatry 1 1
Gastroenterology 2 2
General (Internal) Medicine 3 6 9
General Psychiatry 7 12 19
General Surgery 1 13 14
Genitourinary Medicine 1 1
Geriatric Medicine 5 2 7
Haematology 2 2 4
Histopathology 2 4 6
Infectious Diseases 1 1
Medical Microbiology & Virology 1 3 4
Neurology 1 2 3
Obstetrics & Gynaecology 6 6 12
Occupational Medicine 2 6 8
Old Age Psychiatry 1 2 3
Ophthalmology 5 2 7
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1 1
Orthodontics 1 1
Paediatrics 4 7 11
Palliative Medicine 2 1 3
Public Health Medicine 4 4 8
Rehabilitation Medicine 1 1
Renal Medicine 2 1 3
Respiratory Medicine 2 2
Rheumatology 2 1 3
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery 2 11 13
Urology 2 2 4
Grand Total 86 133 219

I trust you will find this information useful.

However, if you are dissatisfied with the way NHS Fife has dealt with this
request, you have 40 days in which to register a "requirement for review".

The complaint should be addressed to the NHS Fife Chief Executive in the
first instance, who will refer the matter to the Director of Corporate
Services. The complaint will be acknowledged immediately and a more
comprehensive reply will be sent within 20 days.

The NHS Fife Chief Executive will receive a report from the Director of
Corporate Services within the designated timescale and will decide whether
the requested information should now be disclosed or not.

If applicants are dissatisfied with the outcome of the Review Procedure,
they may seek an independent review from the Scottish Information
Commissioner.

Requests for review by the Scottish Information Commissioner should be
made in writing to:

Scottish Information Commissioner

Kinburn Castle

Doubledykes Road

ST ANDREWS

Fife KY16 9DS

Telephone: 01334 464610

Fax: 01334 464611

Email: [1][email address]

Please acknowledge receipt of this email.

Yours sincerely

GAVIN BROWN

FOI Lead Director, NHS Fife

Lizzie Lawrie

Clerical Officer

Corporate Services

5th Floor

Hayfield House

Hayfield Road

Kirkcaldy

Telephone - 01592 643355 ext 8977

Email - [2][email address]

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