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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage increase in gross pay would be necessary for a married couple with two children aged 14 and 12 years, and presently earning £50 per week, in order to produce the same increase in net weekly income from employment as they would have
| TABLE I |
|
|
Hospitals |
|
|
St. Mary's |
Middlesex |
St. George's Tooting |
| Numbers on waiting lists (first appointment) |
9 |
60 |
66 |
| Average waiting time |
… |
2 weeks |
3 months |
11–12 weeks |
| AUDIOLOGISTS— |
|
|
|
|
| In Post— |
|
|
|
|
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
2 |
1½ |
— |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
3 Sessions per week |
— |
1 |
| On Establishment— |
|
|
|
|
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
3 |
2¼ |
2 |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
— |
— |
1 |
|
|
Kings College Hospital |
Hospitals Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear |
University College Hospital |
| Numbers on waiting lists (first appointment) |
24 |
99 |
40 |
| Average waiting time |
… |
2 weeks |
4 weeks |
4 weeks |
| AUDIOLOGISTS— |
|
|
|
|
| In Post— |
|
|
|
|
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
2.29 |
8 |
2 |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
2 sessions per week |
— |
— |
| On Establishment— |
|
|
|
|
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
2.3 |
10 |
2 |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
— |
— |
— |
| TABLE II |
| These hospitals work on direct referral from their own Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics, and have no separate waiting list for hearing aid centres. |
|
|
|
|
|
Hospitals |
|
|
|
|
|
St. Thomas' |
Guy's |
| Average waiting time (first appointment at ENT Clinic) |
… |
6 weeks |
1 week |
| AUDIOLOGISTS— |
| In Post— |
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
… |
… |
… |
2 |
4 |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
… |
… |
… |
3 sessions per week |
— |
| On Establishment— |
| Audiology Technicians |
… |
… |
… |
… |
2 |
5½ |
| Consultant Audiologists |
… |
… |
… |
… |
— |
— |
280Wreceived on 14th November from (a) unemployment sickness benefit and (b) supplementary benefit.