HC Deb 24 June 1985 vol 81 c304W
Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many medical laboratory scientific officers are employed by the National Health Service in Scotland.

Mr. John MacKay

The latest available statistics show that at 30 September 1984 2227.2 whole-time equivalent medical laboratory scientific officers were employed.

Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many principal medical laboratory scientific officers are employed by the National Health Service in Scotland.

Mr. John MacKay

The latest available statistics show that at 30 September 1984 nine whole-time equivalent principal medical laboratory scientific officers were employed.

Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many physicists, biochemists and clinical psychologists are employed by the National Health Service in Scotland; and, of each group, how many are in the top grade.

Mr. John MacKay

The information requested, based on the latest available statistics as at 30 September 1984, is as follows:

Grade Whole-time equivalent Whole-time equivalent top grade
Physicists 120.0 14.0
Biochemists 278.8 21.0
Clinical Psychologists 144.6 15.0