Radiographers (Hansard, 4 February 2004)

§ Mr. Hutton

Information on the number and rate of three month vacancies for radiographers in each year since 2001 is shown in the following tables.

The Government are implementing a range of measures to recruit more health care professionals and have made considerable progress in increasing the number of radiographers employed in the national health service and the number of training places for radiographers. There are 11 per cent. more NHS radiographers than in 1997 and the number of students entering training to become a radiographer has more than doubled since 1996–97.

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Department of Health Vacancies Survey: Vacancies in NHS Trusts by HA area and SHA area for qualified radiography staff
Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	March 2001	September 2000
	Three month vacancy rate (Percentage)	Three month vacancy (Number)	Staff in post (whole-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
Diagnostic
England (excluding HA staff)	4.4	420	9,165	11,032
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	0.0	0	78	110
Isle of Wight HA	15.9	4	19	26
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Therapeutic
England (excluding HA staff)	8.0	114	1,309	1,453
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	6.5	2	29	33
Isle of Wight HA	*	0	0	0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	March 2002	September 2001
	Three month vacancy rate (Percentage)	Three month vacancy (Number)	Staff in post (whole-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
Diagnostic
England (excluding HA staff)	5.5	531	9,260	11,158
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Isle of Wight HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	7.9	23	270	340
Therapeutic
England (excluding HA staff)	8.8	134	1,391	1,543
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Isle of Wight HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	0.0	0	55	62

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	March 2003	September 2002
	Three month vacancy rate (Percentage)	Three month vacancy (Number)	Staff in post (whole-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
Diagnostic
England (excluding HA staff)	6.1	599	9,489	11,489
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Isle of Wight HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA,	6.5	22	283	364
Therapeutic
England (excluding HA staff)	10.7	169	1,374	1,542
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Isle of Wight HA	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Hampshire and Isle of Wight SHA	5.7	4	56	65

Three month vacancy notes:

1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March.

2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which Trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time equivalents).

3. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post.

4. For 2002 and 2003 three month Vacancy Rates are calculated using staff in post from the Vacancy Survey. Earlier years vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census the previous September.

5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.

6. n/a = not applicable.

7 * = Vacancies plus staff in post is less than 10.

Staff in post notes:

Staff in post data is from the Non-Medical Workforce Census, September each specified year.

General notes:

1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.

2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates.

3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts.

4. Strategic HA figures are based on Trusts, and do not necessarily reflect the geographical provision of health care.

Sources:

Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March each specified year.

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census, September each specified year.

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