§ Mr. OrmeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has received representations from the Orthotists and Prosthetists Training and Education Committee, the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation and other organisations on the need to increase the number of trained orthotists in England and Wales; if he has received representations of the best methods for training such professional staff; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. ScottNo representations have been received on this subject. The Orthotists and Prosthetists Training Council is currently considering future training needs for orthotists.
§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give his best estimate of the anticipated shortfall in the number of trained prosthetists in England and Wales; what action is being taken on behalf of his Department in(a) the short term and (b) the long term to overcome the shortfall; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ScottThe Orthotic and Prosthetic Training and Education Council is currently considering the future training needs of prosthetists, in consultation with the Disablement Services Authority, which is concerned with prosthetic services in England.