§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the findings to date of the Confederation of Scottish Local Authorities — Scottish Home and Health Department joint working party on occupational therapist training.
§ Mr. John MacKayIt would be premature to make a statement at present.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he recommends a specific number of occupational therapists with respect to population numbers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MacKayThere are no predetermined levels of staffing in occupational therapy. It is for each health board and local authority to determine the provision required to meet local needs, within the resources available to them.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of places made available at each paramedical training college for occupational therapist courses in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayIn 1981, 1982 and 1983 the colleges had available the following places for first year students, not all of which were filled:
Intakes Grampian School of Occupational Therapy, Aberdeen 22 Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy 42 Queen Margaret College. Edinburgh 50
Health board Occupational therapists in post (whole-time equivalents) Local authority social work department Occupational therapists in post (whole-time equivalents) Argyll and Clyde 10.1 Strathclyde 57.9 Ayrshire and Arran 12.9 Greater Glasgow 101.2 Lanarkshire 6.0 Borders — Borders 5.0 Dumfries and Galloway 11.5 Dumfries and Galloway — Fife 7.8 Fife 9.6 Forth Valley 9.1 Central 10.3 Grampian 32.5 Grampian 15.6 Highland 7.5 Highland 7.5 Lothian 99.8 Lothian 48.5 Tayside 41.8 Tayside 15.0 Orkney — Orkney 1.0 Shetland — Shetland 2.5 Western Isles — Western Isles 2.0