§ 41. Mr.Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will institute an inquiry into the salary and career structure of physiotherapists in the National Health Service, in order to overcome the problems of recruitment.
§ Dr. OwenThe Whitley Council has reached agreement, approved by the Pay Board, on increased pay to operate from 1st April 1974 and this has now been 85W notified to employing authorities. The council has also agreed to discuss other improvements that might be permissible within the context of the Pay Code. My right hon. Friend has written to the Whitley Council about measures that would enable consideration of desirable developments to the role and structure of the professions supplementary to medicine, including physiotherapists, to be pursued.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if she will give the comparative cost per hour, per eight hours, per normal working week, per weekend, for employing National Health Service and agency physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement;
(2) if she will give the proportion of employment time of agency employed physiotherapists as distinct from National Health Service physiotherapists, for the following years: 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973; if she intends taking any action to change this trend; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenSo far as we are aware very few physiotherapists are employed through agencies and the information requested is not available centrally.