§ Mr. Rymanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) senior registrars (b) registrars and (c) senior house officers in audiological medicine are currently employed by each of the regional health authorities.
§ Mr. John PattenThe number and whole-time equivalent of senior registrars, registrars and senior house officers in audiological medicine employed by each English regional health authority at 30 September 1983 is given in the following table.
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In post Regional health authority Senior registrar Registrars Senior house officers number whole time equivalent number whole time equivalent number whole time equivalent West Midlands — — — — — — Mersey — — — — — — North Western 3.0 2.8 — — — — London Post-graduate teaching 1.0 1.0 — — — — Total 6.0 5.8 1.0 0.1 1.0 1.0 It should be noted that a number of senior registrars, registrars and senior house officers involved in audiological medicine are employed in ear, nose and throat departments.
§ Mr. Rymanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many physiological measurement technicians (audiology) are currently employed by each of the regional health authorities;
(2) how many audiological scientists are currently employed by each of the regional health authorities;
(3) how many hearing therapists are currently employed by each of the regional health authorities.
§ Mr. John PattenFollowing are the latest available figures held centrally:
Region Physiological Measurement Technicians (Audiology)* Audiological Scientists* Hearing Therapists Northern 62 1 3 Yorkshire 56 — 1 Trent 71 5 3 East Anglian 30 1 2 North West Thames 58 — 4 North East Thames 70 — 5 South East Thames 54 2 1 South West Thames 34 — 3 Wessex 41 1 4 Oxford 23 4 3 South Western 51 2 2 West Midlands 84 1 — Mersey 47 — 2 North Western 116 — 2 * Expressed as whole-time equivalents as at 30 September 1982.