HC Deb 30 March 1995 vol 257 c799W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average length of waiting time for a chiropody appointment in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland; what proposals he has to reduce (i) the waiting time for such appointments and (ii) the return

Table A: Staff working in chiropody departments,1,2 by qualification; at 30 September
1992 Headcount WTE 1993 Headcount WTE 19944 Headcount WTE
(b) Strathclyde3 282 253.5 295 265.4 306 271.6
Chiropodist 275 247.9 288 259.9 294 261.1
Footcare assistant 7 5.6 7 5.5 12 10.5
(c) Scotland 617 555.5 650 583.0 664 593.6
Chiropodist 596 536.4 624 559.1 632 564.5
Footcare assistant 21 19.1 26 23.9 32 29.1
1 Staff of both hospital and community chiropody services are included.
2 Footcare assistants are not qualified chiropodists.
3 Comprises Greater Glasgow, Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran and Lanarkshire Health Boards.
4 Data are provisional.

Table B: Chiropody Services number of attendances1
1992 1993 19943
(a) Inverclyde n/a 27,370 32,968
(b) Strathclyde2 820,487 845,849 877,398
(c) Scotland 1,664,948 1,706,604 1,799,017
1 Both hospital and community chiropody services are included.2 Comprises Greater Glasgow, Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran and Lanarkshire Health Boards.
3 Data are provisional.
n/a = Not available.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has held with the chairman of the Renfrewshire health care national health service trust concerning the staffing of the department of chiropody and podiatry; and if he will make a statement. [16815]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

None.