§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many chiropodists are employed in each of the health districts within the South Western regional health authority; and what were the corresponding figures for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. NewtonThe table shows the figures for the years 1982 to 1985 inclusive. I am sorry that I am unable to give my hon. Friend all the information he has asked For. Because of the 1982 National Health Service reorganisation, information for years period to 1982 would not be comparable with those for 1982 and later years.
National Health Service Chiropodists South Western Regional Health Authority 30 September whole-time equivalent1 District Health Authorities 1982 1983 1984 1985 Bristol and Weston 16 18 16 18 Frenchay 10 11 15 14 Southmead 11 10 12 14 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 20 18 23 18 Exeter 16 24 15 17 North Devon 5 4 5 3 Plymouth 9 10 7 11 Torbay 12 18 16 17 Cheltenham 14 10 11 11 Gloucester 15 16 18 17 Somerset 13 15 16 15 Regional total 142 153 154 154 Source: DHSS Annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.
1 All figures are independently rounded to nearest 1 whole-time equivalent.