HC Deb 19 March 1968 vol 761 cc81-2W
Miss Herbison

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many dieticians are employed in hospitals in Scotland, giving figures for each hospital;

(2) how many vacancies for dieticians there are in Scottish hospitals;

(3) which hospitals have no dietician.

Mr. Ross

Therapeutic dieticians are normally employed in hospitals where there are significant numbers of general medical, paediatric and maternity beds, primarily in order to provide for the 10 to 15 per cent. of patients who need a therapeutically controlled diet. A small hospital may share a dietician with a larger one.

The main hospitals where dieticians are employed, together with staff numbers, are shown in the table below. There is no recognised establishment and no register of vacancies, but I am not aware of any acute shortage in Scottish hospitals. The numbers in post have gone up by about 30 per cent. in the last five years.

THERAPEUTIC DIETICIANS IN SCOTTISH HOSPITALS AS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1967
Hospitals Whole time Part time Whole-time equivalent
Northern Region
Raigmore 1 — 1
Royal Northern Infirmary 1 — 1
2 — 2
North-Eastern Region
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 3 — 3
Woodend — 2 1
3 2 4
Eastern Region
Bridge of Earn 2 — 2
Dundee Royal Infirmary 1 — 1
Maryfield 2 — 2
Perth Royal Infirmary 1 — 1
Royal Dundee Liff 1 — 1
Stracathro 1 — 1
8 — 8
South-Eastern Region
Bangour Village 2 — 2
Bruntsfield… 1 — 1
Eastern General, Edinburgh 1 — 1
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 4 — 4
Royal Hospital for Sick Children 1 — 1
Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion 1 — 1
Victoria, Kirkcaldy 1 — 1
Western General 4 1 5
15 1 16

Western Region
Ballochmyle — 1 —
Canniesburn 1 — 1
Dumfries Royal Infirmary — 1 —
Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 1 — 1
Glasgow Royal Infirmary 2 2 3
Glasgow Royal Maternity 1 — 1
Hairmyres 1 — 1
Kilmarnock Infirmary 1 — 1
Larkfield 1 — 1
Law 1 — 1
Robroyston 1 — 1
Royal Alexandra Infirmary 2 — 2
Royal Hospital for Sick China, Glasgow 2 — 2
Seafield Sick Children's, Ayr — 1 —
Southern General 1 — 1
Stirling Royal Infirmary 1 — 1
Stobhill 2 1 3
Strathclyde — 1 1
Victoria Infirmary 4 — 4
Western Infirmary 5 — 5
27 7 30
Total for Scotland 55 10 60

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