§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many dietitians were employed in the National Health Service in each of the following years: 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980 and 1985, respectively.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information is as follows:
National Health Service Dietitians at 30 September 1960 1965 1970 England and Wales† n/a 210 320 Whole-time equivalents (WTE)* 1975 1980 ‡1984 England 460 720 940 Source: DHSS Annual Census of Non-Medical Manpower
* All figures rounded to nearest 10.
† Before 1971, separate figures were not available for England. The estimated England figure for 1970 was around 310 WTEs.
‡ Latest figures available to this level of detail.