§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps have been taken by his Department to deal with the shortage of paediatric occupational therapists.
§ Mr. NewtonThe joint DHSS/NHS manpower planning advisory group has commissioned a study to look at future staffing and skill mix in occupational therapy.
The project does not single out paediatric occupational therapists as a particular group but will cover the profession as a whole.
535WPreliminary results will be available in late 1989.