§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many community physiotherapists are employed by each health board; and what was the date of the first appointment in each area.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation collected centrally does not identify community physiotherapists separately. The total number of physiotherapists (whole-time equivalents) employed by each health board in Scotland is shown in the table below. Physiotherapists based in the community are included under the "non-hospital based" heading but some hospital based staff will also undertake community visits.
Physiotherapists: Whole Time Equivalent at 31 March 1986 Hospital based Non-hospital based Total Argyll and Clyde 37.1 23.1 60.2 Ayrshire and Arran 70.0 — 70.0 Borders 16.4 4.1 20.5 Dumfries and Galloway 15.8 4.3 20.1 Fife 47.6 12.7 60.3 Forth Valley 36.2 7.9 44.1 Grampian 72.4 10.1 82.5 Greater Glasgow 266.2 38.3 304.5 Highland 37.4 4.1 41.5 Lanarkshire 67.8 22.3 90.1 Lothian 165.6 36.8 202.4 Orkney 4.0 — 4.0 Shetland 6.0 — 6.0 Tayside 70.7 5.5 76.2 Western Isles 11.6 — 11.6 Scotland 924.8 169.2 1,094.0