HC Deb 25 November 1969 vol 792 cc77-8W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost of training a radiographer and the duration of training; what is the highest salary obtainable for a trained radiographer; and how many are employed within the National Health Service who receive a salary higher than £1,500 per annum.

Dr. John Dunwoody

Radiography students are paid a training grant usually at the rate of £315 a year (£340 in London), but I regret that other costs including instruction, materials and overheads cannot be readily identified. The training course normally lasts two years.

The highest obtainable salary is £1,768 a year (£1,858 in London). The pay records of individual hospital staff are not kept in the Department, but it can be estimated that about 400 radiographers are employed in England and Wales on salary scales with a maximum higher than £1,500 a year.