Appendix Three
Active Medical Professionals registered with ACC as of July each year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Acupuncturist
399
476
508
536
598
676
683
724
Anaesthetist
179
231
235
267
303
335
329
338
Assessor
360
569
554
526
516
303
298
291
Audiologist
119
147
159
170
171
181
190
209
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
15
15
14
16
17
18
16
16
Chiropractor
334
359
376
389
420
461
466
497
Clinical Psychologist
19
Counsel or
785 773 735 714 668
432
397
586
Dental Surgeon
1671
1764
1720
1780
1838
1890
1914
1993
Dermatologist
34
39
39
39
40
37
35
35
Diagnostic Radiologist
34
37
54
82
84
90
69
77
Emergency Medicine
8
13
15
14
12
10
5
5
General Practitioner
3507
3461
3398
3498
3795
4328
4220
4323
General Surgeon
196
209
209
212
218
232
234
233
Hearing Therapist
21
19
15
16
19
9
9
Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Internal Medicine Specialist
187
186
185
187
189
203
168
178
Musculoskeletal Medicine Specialist
12
10
10
13
16
17
15
14
Neurosurgeon
20
22
21
22
23
21
22
24
Nurse
3370
3471
3517
3779
3979
4442
3803
4098
Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
91
95
101
117
120
126
113
120
Occupational Medicine Specialist
9
3
5
5
5
12
13
13
Occupational Therapist
108
149
127
137
158
177
124
133
Ophthalmologist
115
121
117
120
121
131
128
131
Optometrist
295
330
347
342
349
375
300
350
Orthopaedic Surgeon
227
231
228
233
237
269
265
276
Osteopath
341
368
358
344
373
415
419
465
Otolaryngologist/Head & Neck Surgeon
89
90
91
90
87
89
96
94
Paediatric Surgeon
9
11
10
12
15
13
13
15
Paediatrician
26
27
26
33
36
41
30
33
Pathologist
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
Physiotherapist
2279
2486
2314
2289
2401
2653
2588
2772
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
48
50
54
56
58
64
62
64
Podiatrist
211
235
222
230
252
262
251
296
Psychiatrist
105
84
86
88
83
100
84
99
Psychologist - Registered
145
186
196
208
226
349
358
486
Psychotherapist
3
17
16
16
16
129
125
204
Public Health Medicine Specialist
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Radiation Oncologist
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
2
Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist
5
6
5
4
3
6
6
7
Rehabilitation Professional
7
24
23
23
24
Sexual Health Medicine Specialist
1
1
1
1
Social Worker
7
Speech Therapist
18
18
21
18
18
18
7
9
Sports Medicine Specialist
13
13
14
16
19
20
18
19
Unspecified Medical Specialist
1
4
4
3
5
2
1
2
Urologist
52
53
50
52
55
55
58
59
Vascular Surgeon
2
3
2
6
10
9
8
8
Grand Total
15441 16420 16196 16711 17585
19020
17946
19338