§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Health how many child psychiatrists are at present employed in the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board; and how many unfilled vacancies there are for such posts.
§ Mr. LoughlinThree and one respectively.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Health what was the recommendation of the Report on Maladjusted Children 1955 concerning the population area per child psychiatrist; and what is the present average population area per child psychiatrist in the area covered by the Manchester Regional Hospital Board.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe Report recommended that over the next decade the aim should be to have one child psychiatrist full-time to serve 45,000 schoolchildren. The proportion in the Manchester Region in 1965 was one for approximately 260,000 schoolchildren.