§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of(a) physiotherapists, (b) speech therapists, (c) radiographers, (d) chiropodists, (e) occupational therapists, (f) dieticians and (g) laboratory technicians employed by the Nottingham health authority in each of the last five years.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe figures are shown in the table.
National Health Service staff in post: 30 September Nottingham District Health Authority whole time equivalents1 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Physiotherapists23 136 143 150 155 148 Speech Therapists3 51 45 36 40 40 Radiographers3 132 137 145 150 148 Chiropodists3 52 44 29 32 29 Occupational Therapists3 60 72 74 84 80 Dieticians 16 17 17 20 21 Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers 212 210 205 211 205 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS non-medical manpower. 1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole time equivalent. 2 Includes Remedial Gymnasts. 3 Excludes helpers.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the projected levels of funding for the next three years for the Nottingham district health authority, expressing year-on-year changes as a percentage in both cash and real terms.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Department issues resource assumptions and allocates funds to regional health authorities which then determine district health authority funding. In 1988–89 Trent RHA's revenue allocation was increased to £1,050 million; a 6.3 per cent. cash increase or 1.7 per cent. in real terms. The initial resource assumptions for 1989–90 show a further real terms increase of between 1.5 and 1.7 per cent.; a revised assumption for 1989–90 and an assumption for 1990–91 will be issued in due course. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Trent RHA for information on funding for Nottingham district health authority.