§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many radiographers (a) entered and (b) left the National Health Service during 1979, 1980 and 1981;
(2) what was the total number of radiographers employed by the National Health Service in 1979, 1980, 1981 and at the nearest available date in 1982.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergFigures are not held centrally on the numbers of radiographers entering and leaving employment in the National Health Service.
The most recent centrally available figures on the total number of National Health Service radiographers in England, in terms of whole time equivalents, are as follows:
30 September 1979 6,686 30 September 1980 6,849