§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many speech therapists there should be in Scotland based on the Quirk Report recommendations of 1972; and how many are actually employed at present.
§ Mr. Harry EwingAllowing for the employment of aides, the Quirk Report recommended that there should be 2,500 speech therapists in Great Britain. On a population basis this would imply a target for Scotland of about 240. At 31st March 1976 there were 197 speech therapists—whole-time equivalent—in post in the Health Service in Scotland.