HC Deb 29 January 2003 vol 398 c898W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the ratio of speech therapists to population is in(a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK as a whole; [93137]

(2) how many speech therapists are working in Coventry. [93138]

Mr. Lammy

[holding answer 28 January 2003]The latest available information is shown in the table. Figures for the United Kingdom are not available, so England figures have been used.

NHS hospital and community services (HCHS): qualified
scientific, therapeutic and technical staff rates per 100,000
population within the speech and language therapy area of work
for Coventry health authority, West Midlands regional office area
and England as at 30 September 2001
Numbers of staff Rate per 100,000 population
Whole-time equivalents Headcount Whole-time equivalents Headcount
England 4,207 5,685 8.6 11.6
of which:
West Midlands 446 576 8.5 10.9
of which:
Coventry HA 33 41 11 13.6