§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in the light of the recommendations in the Tunbridge Report on Rehabilitation, what steps are being taken to increase the number of physiotherapists in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. AlisonI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Walthamstow, West (Mr. Deakins) on 5th November.—[Vol. 863, c.78–9.]
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of physiotherapists at the latest available date who are employed in each of the National Health Service grades and the salary scales attached to those grades.
§ Mr. AlisonThe numbers of physiotherapists (whole-time equivalent) employed by hospital authorities in England and Wales at 1st December 1969, together with the current salary scales, are as follows:
Grade Number employed (WTE) Salary scale (w.e.f. 1st April 1973) £ Basic 2,304 1,212–1,542 Senior 1,152 1,395–1,803 Superintendent I 173 1,491–1,878 Superintendent II 208 1,617–2,007 Superintendent III 103 1,743–2,223 Superintendent IV 63 1,872–2,499 Superintendent V 24 2,058–2,820 Assistant Superintendent I 141 1,440–1,824 Assistant Superintendent II 81 1,491–1,878 Student Teacher 31 1,314–1,542 Teacher 80 1,971–2,559 Assistant Principal 24 2,004–2,607 Principal I 6 2,307–2,943 Principal II 17 2,436–3,183
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the relative costs of employing a basic grade physiotherapist and obtaining the services of an agency physiotherapist.
§ Mr. AlisonI am not aware that agency physiotherapists are employed on any scale by hospital authorities and information about costs is not available centrally.