§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many occupational therapists were in post in each health board area as at 30 September 1984; and if, for each area, he will give figures to show the population per therapist ratio.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe whole-time equivalent number of occupational therapists in post in each health board area at 30 September 1984 and the population per therapist ratio is shown in the table. The figures given relate to occupational therapists employed by health boards and take no account of those who are employed by local authorities but who also work in health related fields.
Health Board Number of occupational therapists whole-time equivalent Ratio per head of population Argyll and Clyde 11.2 1:39996 Ayrshire and Arran 11.5 1:32676 Borders 2.3 1:44034 Dumfries and Galloway 14.1 1:10367 Fife 11.5 1:29955 Forth Valley 13.2 1:20666 Grampian 34.4 1:14455 Greater Glasgow 108.0 1:9065 Highland 8.4 1:23477 Lanarkshire 7.2 1:79255 Lothian 112.4 1:6624 Orkney — — Shetland 0.6 1:38918 Tayside 45.6 1:8649 Western Isles — — Scotland 380.4 1:13527