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The local population and the number of hand surgeons in each NHS Hospital Trust were compared. We identified 275 consultant surgeons with an interest in hand surgery working in the NHS in England. Approximately two-thirds were orthopaedic surgeons, almost one-third were plastic surgeons and a small number were accident and emergency surgeons. Half of all hand surgeons worked in large units, with three or more hand surgeons, but almost 20% of hand surgery was delivered in hospitals in which there was no surgeon with a declared interest in hand surgery. Surgery rates for Dupuytren\u2019s contracture varied from 0.04 to 0.36 cases per 1,000 population per annum and for carpal tunnel syndrome varied from 0.25 to 1.31 cases per 1,000 per annum. We found a correlation between rates of surgery and the number of hand surgeons, locally. A recent audit ( Burke, Dias, Heras-Pelou, Bradley, &amp; Wildin, 2004 . Providing care for hand disorders, a reappraisal of need. 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