HC Deb 15 November 1985 vol 86 cc312-3W
Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will break down by grade, sex, full and part-time staff the numbers in Scotland of (a) radiographers, (b) speech therapists, (c) clinical psychologists, (d) hospital pharmacists, (e) medical laboratory scientific officers, (f) medical physics technicians and (g) physiological measurement technicians.

Mr. John MacKay

The information requested for each group of staff in post as at 30 September 1984—the latest available figures—is shown in the table below.

Profession and grade Male Female Full-time Part-time Total
Hospital pharmacists:
Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer 11 1 12 12
Deputy Pharmaceutical Officer 13 6 19 19
Principal 25 14 39 39
Senior 6 6 12 12
Staff 75 127 194 8 202
Basic 25 119 114 30 144
Pre-registration Student 13 50 62 1 63
Totals 168 323 452 39 491
Medical laboratory scientific officers:
Principal 9 9 9
Senior Chief 83 4 87 87
Chief 222 21 243 243
Senior 248 105 346 7 353
Basic 414 576 944 46 990
Junior 194 406 557 43 600
Totals 1,170 1,112 2,186 96 2,282
Medical physics technicians:
Medical Physics Technician 1 33 2 35 35
Medical Physics Technician 2 74 13 85 2 87
Medical Physics Technicians 3 76 33 103 6 109
Medical Physics Technicians 4 44 21 65 65
Junior 1 1 1
Student 12 2 14 14
Totals 239 72 303 8 311
Physiological measurement technicians:
Chief 6 35 41 41
Senior 9 105 101 13 114
Basic 12 144 125 31 156
Student 12 58 69 1 70
Totals 39 342 336 45 381