§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of(a) whole-time equivalent child and adolescent psychiatry consultants, (b) clinical 385W psychologists working with children and (c) psychotherapists working with children for each year since 1979. [30991]
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information is shown in the table. Information on the number of clinical psychologists working with children is not available centrally.
National health service hospital and community health services child and adolescent psychiatry consultants and child psychotherapists, excluding assistants and trainees, in England at 30 September each year 1979 to 1994 Whole-time equivalents Year Child and adolescent psychiatry consultants Child psychotherapists 1979 240 60 1980 260 70 1981 280 50 1982 300 70 1983 300 60 1984 310 50 1985 320 60 1986 330 70 1987 320 80 1988 340 110 1989 330 110 1990 350 140 1991 340 160 1992 320 1250 1993 340 220 1994 330 220 Note:
1 A new pay and grade system for child psychotherapists was introduced in October 1991. One of the new pay scales was identified by a code formerly used for clinical psychologists. Figures for 1992 include some clinical psychologists who cannot be identified separately.
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental and non-medical work force censuses.