§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many full-time equivalent State registered (a) contractual and (b) non-contractual chiropodists are employed in each health region in each of the last two years; and what is their average annual remuneration from the NHS resources;
(2) how many State registered chiropodists today work in AHA clinics in each regional health authority; and how many there were in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. Deakins, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th October 1976; Vol. 309W 918, c. 74], circulated the following information:
A. FULL-TIME AND SESSIONAL CHIROPODISTS SEPTEMBER 1974 Regional Health Authority Full-time Part-time (normally sessional) (w.t.e.) Total (w.t.e.) Northern … … … … 44 27.0 71.0 Yorkshire … … … … 64 97.6 161.6 Trent … … … … 28 64.9 92.9 East Anglia … … … … 27 33.8 60.8 North-West Thames … … … … 42 29.7 71.7 North-East Thames … … … … 81 79.5 160.5 South-East Thames … … … … 56 64.9 120.9 South-West Thames … … … … 46 30.6 76.6 Wessex … … … … 25 14.5 39.5 Oxford … … … … 40 29.0 69.0 South-Western … … … … 59 61.0 120.0 West Midlands … … … … 44 54.4 98.4 Mersey … … … … 20 33.9 53.9 North-Western … … … … 116 158.9 274.9 Boards of Governors … … … … None 0.6 0.6 Total … … … … 692 781.2 1,473.2 310W311W
SEPTEMBER 1975 Regional Health Authority Full-time Part-time (normally sessional)(w.t.e.) Total (w.t.e.) Northern … … … … 49 15.8 64.8 Yorkshire … … … … 73 51.2 124.2 Trent … … … … 46 64.6 110.6 East Anglia … … … … 25 16.3 41.3 North-West Thames … … … … 35 26.9 61.9 North-East Thames … … … … 98 50.0 148.0 South-East Thames … … … … 79 30.7 109.7 South-West Thames … … … … 52 16.0 68.0 Wessex … … … … 29 3.5 32.5 Oxford … … … … 35 22.9 57.9 South Western … … … … 52 37.9 89.9 West Midlands … … … … 54 40.3 94.3 Mersey … … … … 33 12.6 45.6 North-Western … … … … 144 54.9 198.9 Boards of Governors … … … … None 0.6 0.6 Total … … … … 804 444.2 1,248.2 w.t.e.=whole time equivalent. Full-time chiropodists, and many sessional chiropodists, are employed on contracts of service. The part-time figures for 1974 include an unknown number of chiropodists working on a fee-pertreatment basis. The figures for 30th September 1973 are comparable with those for 1975: no regional breakdown is available; but for England as a whole the 1973 figures were 675 full-time, 574 part-time and 1,249 total. Information on total remuncration is not available, but the average annual salary of full-time staff is currently approximately £3,500. The current Senior II grade rate for a three-hour session is £8.04.
B. CHIROPODISTS PAID ON A FEE-PER-TREATMENT BASIS No information is available on the number of chiropodists paid on a fee-per-treatment basis. The number of treatments undertaken for health authority on such a basis during the years 1974 and 1975 were as follows: Regional Health Authority 1974 1975 Northern … … … … … 53,450 63,145 Yorkshire … … … … … 71,195 99,563 Trent … … … … … 70,675 83,034 East Anglia … … … … … 61,480 81,775 North-West Thames … … … … … 177,527 163,820 North-East Thames … … … … … 72,861 72,978 South-East Thames … … … … … 105,783 119,429 South-West Thames … … … … … 197,148 206,892 Wessex … … … … … 23,014 20,571 Oxford … … … … … 63,747 112,655 South-Western … … … … … 97,081 111,335 West Midlands … … … … … 82,917 76,013 Mersey … … … … … 54,151 74,409 North Western … … … … … 125,352 188,175 Total … … … … … 1,256,381 1,473,794 Chiropodists paid on a fee-per-treatment basis are normally working under contracts for services. The figures shown exclude services provided by voluntary organisations. The current fees for a single surgery or domicilary treatment are £l.93 and £3.21 respectively. This information is also in reply to the hon. Member's Question on 2nd April.—[Vol. 908, c. 609]