§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many chiropodists were working in the Trent regional health authority catchment area at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergAt 30 September 1981, the latest date for which information is available, 140.5 whole time equivalent chiropodists were employed by National Health Service authorities in the Trent region.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons resident in the Trent regional health authority catchment area were treated by chiropodists in 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergInformation available centrally on persons treated by chiropodists in the Trent regional health authority is as follows:
1980 1981 Number of persons treated: In hospital: new in-patients 10,294 10,389 new out-patients 2,903 4,584 By the community chiropody service 135,373 140,911 Figures are not available for 1982. Figures for the community service cannot be aggregated with those for hospital patients because of the difference in definition.