HC Deb 30 October 2001 vol 373 c653W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the chairs and non-executive directors of NHS boards have a disability. [11415]

Ms Blears

The proportion of those appointed to National Health Service boards who identify themselves as being disabled is shown in the tables.

Disabled candidates appointed to National Health Service Boards at 29 October 2001
Total Number disabled Per cent, disabled
Chairs
Health authorities 90 2 2.2
NHS trusts 304 2 0.7
Primary care trusts 166 8 4.8
Special health authorities 16 0 0
Total 576 12 2.08
Non-executives (NEDs)
Health authorities 480 18 3.8
NHS trusts 1,547 45 2.9
Primary care trusts 773 49 6.3
Special health authorities 274 11 4.0
Total 3,074 123 4.0
Total chairs and NEDs 3.641 135 3.7

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