HC Deb 11 March 1963 vol 673 cc112-3W
Mr. Boyden

asked the Minister of Health (1) how many vacancies in the hospital service for remedial gymnasts remain unfilled at the present time;

(2) how many vacancies in the hospital service for therapeutic dieticians remain unfilled at the present time;

(3) how many vacancies in the hospital service for supervisors and assistants in schools remain unfilled at the present time;

(4) how many vacancies in the hospital service for speech therapists remain unfilled at the present time;

(5) how many vacancies in the hospital service for hearing aid technicians remain unfilled at the present time;

(6) how many vacancies in the hospital service for almoners remain unfilled at the present time;

(7) how many vacancies in the hospital service for psychiatric social workers remain unfilled at the present time;

(8) how many vacancies in the hospital service for orthoptists remain unfilled at the present time;

(9) how many vacancies in the hospital service for pharmacists remain unfilled at the present time.

(10) how many vacancies in the hospital service for occupational therapists remain unfilled at the present time;

(11) how many vacancies in the hospital service for physiotherapists remain unfilled at the present time;

(12) how many vacancies in the hospital service for dark room technicians remain unfilled at the present time;

(13) how many vacancies in the hospital service for radiographers remain unfilled at the present time.

Mr. Braine

This information is not collated centrally.

Number of staff in post in the hospital service on 30th September, 1962 Index numbers of whole-time equivalents: 1957=100*
Class (Whole-time equivalent) 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Almoners … 1,022 100 101 102 103 105
Dark room technicians … 1,001 110 114 121 124 129
Hearing aid technicians and audiometricians … 228 104 110 115 114 119
Occupational therapists … 1,714 101 106 109 112 115
Orthoprists … 203 108 105 97 103 102
Pharmacists … 1,456 100 103 110 108 111
Physiotherapists … 3,912 99 99 99 99 99
Psychiatric social workers … 471 108 109 117 125 128
Radiographers—diagnostic … 2,997 102 103 105 105 108
Radiographers—therapeutic … 414 104 105 106 106 108
Remedial gymnasts … 208 102 99 102 100 100
Speech therapists … 104 112 119 132 136 142
Supervisors (and assistants) of schools in hospitals for mental subnormality† … 413 100 120 131 143 154
Therapeutic dietitians … 182 101 102 104 108 110
* The figures for 1961 and 1962 relate to 30th September; the figures for other years relate to 31st December.
† Figures of supervisors (and assistants) of schools in hospitals for mental subnormality were not collated centrally before 1958. Index numbers of whole-time equivalents for this class are based on 1958=100.