§ Gregory BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many radiographers are employed by each NHS health authority; and what the comparative figures were for each year since 1997; [75789]
(2)how many radiographers were employed within the NHS for each year since 1997; [75787]
(3)how many radiographers have left the service of the NHS for each year since 1997, broken down by each NHS health authority. [75788]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation about the number of radiographers working in the national health service since 1997 by health authority area has been placed in the Library.
Information about the number of radiographers leaving the NHS each year is not collected centrally. The non medical work force census records the number of staff working in the NHS each year as at 30 September. It shows the net change in the last year taking account of leavers, retirements, returners and new staff joining the work force.
The number of radiographers employed in the NHS has increased by 940 between September 1997 and September 2001.