§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified clinical psychologists are employed by the NHS to work in(a) adult mental health services, (b) services for the elderly, (c) services to children and adolescents, (d) services to people with physical disability and (e) services to people with learning difficulty; and how many unfilled vacancies there arc in each of these areas of work.
§ Mr. YeoA total of 2,089 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologists were employed in the national health service in England as at 30 September 1991. Information about the numbers employed within particular areas of work and the number of unfilled vacancies is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many clinical psychologists are employed by local authorities to work in(a) adult mental health services, (b) services for the elderly, (c) services to children and adolescents, (d) services to people with physical disability and (e) services to people with learning difficulty; and what information she has on the number of unfilled vacancies in each of these areas of work.