Information on the number of nurses, doctors, consultants and GP's who have been recruited each year since 1997 is contained in the following table:Headcount as at 30 SeptemberNumber% Increase1997199819991997-981998-99Nurses and Midwives 141,41441,35941,759-0.1%1.0%Hospital/Community Consultants 22,8532,9033,0231.8%4.1%GP's 3 p3,9424,0264,0732.1%1.2%p prov...