§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many radiologists have been employed in (a) the National Health Service and (b) the private health sector, from 1979 to the latest available year.
§ Mrs. CurrieNumbers of consultant radiologists in the National Health Service in England are set out in the table. Information is not held on numbers of radiologists in the private sector.
Number of consultant radiologists1 in post in the National Health Service at 30 September each year England Year Number 1979 763 1980 779 1981 804 1982 816 1983 841 1984 883 1985 916 1986 952 1 Including Senior House Medical Officers with allowance.
§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services now many radiographers have been employed in (a) the National Health Service and (b) the private health sector from 1979 to the latest available year.
§ Mrs. CurrieInformation about the number of radiographers employed in the private sector is not collected centrally. For the National Health Service figures are as follows.
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National Health Service staff in post—radiographers England At 30 September Whole time equivalents1 1979 6,690 1980 6,840
At 30 September Whole time equivalents1 1981 7,090 1982 7,290 1983 7,580 1984 7,750 1985 7,990 Source: DHSS Annual Census of National Health Service Non-Medical Manpower.
Note:
1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalent.
§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) radiographers, and (b) radiologists have been in training in the National Health Service, from 1979 to the latest available year.
§ Mrs. CurrieFor(a) information is not available in the form requested. However the number of students entering schools of radiography each year since 1979 was as follows:
Annual intake: Great Britain Year Intake 1979 885 1980 802 1981 967 1982 11,001 1983 980 1984 859 1985 794 1986 679 1 In 1982 the training course for student radiographers was extended from just over 2 to 3 academic years. For (b) numbers are as follows:
National Health Service—Hospital medical staff in the specialty of radiography—30 September 1986 England: Doctors1 in training in radiography Year Number 1979 397 1980 439 1981 445 1982 469 1983 476 1984 461 1985 474 1986 496 1 Includes Senior Registrars, Registrars, Senior House Officers, House Officers.