§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many chiropodists are used by the local health authorities in Wales; how many vacancies there are in each health authority; and how many chiropodists working for each health authority were trained within Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of salaried employees in post at 30 September 1981 and the service they provide in terms of the equivalent of whole-time employees are given as follows:
Number of Chiropodists in Post
at 30 September 1981
Whole-time Equivalent
(of Table 1)
Clwyd 13 12.8 Dyfed 11 10.6 Gwent 22 21.0 Gwynedd 9 7.8 Mid Glamorgan 32 30.9 Powys 9 8.3 South Glamorgan 23 21.5 West Glamorgan 25 23.2 Additional services are provided by other chiropodists on a sessional basis, a fee for treatment basis or an agency basis. Neither information about such services nor that about vacancies and training is held centrally.