HC Deb 07 March 1956 vol 549 cc205-6W
Dr. D. Johnson

asked the Minister of Health the total number of fully qualified psychiatric social workers at present em- ployed by hospital management committees and by local authorities acting as agents for his Department.

Mr. Turton

The hospital statistics do not distinguish between psychiatric social workers who are fully qualified and those who are not but approximately 200 fully qualified psychiatric social workers are employed in hospitals and between 30 and 40 by local authorities under the National Health Service.