§ Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Minister of Health the total number of fully qualified psychiatric social workers at present em- 206W ployed by hospital management committees and by local authorities acting as agents for his Department.
§ Mr. TurtonThe hospital statistics do not distinguish between psychiatric social workers who are fully qualified and those who are not but approximately 200 fully qualified psychiatric social workers are employed in hospitals and between 30 and 40 by local authorities under the National Health Service.