§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many physiotherapy posts are currently vacant in(a) England and Wales, (b) the North West and (c) North Cheshire Health Authority; and in each case what percentage of the total number of posts this vacancy level represents; [66831]
(2) how many paediatric physiotherapy posts are currently unfilled in (a) England and Wales, (b) the North West region and (c) North Cheshire Health Authority. [66829]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 21 January 1999]: Information on vacancy rates for physiotherapists is not available centrally. For the information that is available on physiotherapy vacancy rates up to March 1997, I refer my hon. Friend to the 1998 annual report of the Review Body for Nursing staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions Allied to Medicine, copies of which are available in the Library.
Total expenditure on professions allied to medicine 1993–94 to 1996–97 and scientific, therapeutic and technical staff for 1997–98 not employed directly by individual NHS trusts and health authorities (1997–98) prices Health authority expenditure (£) NHS trust expenditure (£) Total expenditure (£) (a) England 1997–98 Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff 859,098 68,539,903 69,399,001 1996–97 Professions allied to medicine 783,852 34,452,623 35,236,475 1997–96 Professions allied to medicine 390,478 26,367,092 26,757,570 1994–95 Professions allied to medicine 2,390,596 16,773,898 19,164,494 1993–94 Professions allied to medicine 4,487,217 9,250,462 13,737,679 (b) North West Region 1997–98 Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff 736,284 4,089,925 4,826,209 1996–97 Professions allied to medicine 0 2,017,288 2,017,288 1995–96 Professions allied to medicine 3,814 934,553 938,367 1994–95 Professions allied to medicine 0 574,537 574,537 1993–94 Professions allied to medicine 186,515 418,672 605,187 Source:
Annual financial returns of health authorities
Annual financial returns of NHS trusts