Chiropody (Hansard, 7 May 1993)

§ Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many chiropodists counted as full-time equivalent are employed by each health board; and how many are employed per 1,000 population.

§ Mr. Stewart
The information requested is shown in the table. Due to the small number of staff employed, rates are shown per 100,000 population.

Health board chiropodists as at September 1992

Whole-time equivalent Rate per 100,000 population

Scotland 536.3 10.6

Argyll and Clyde 46.3 10.6

Ayrshire and Arran 59.6 16.0

Borders 13.7 13.2

Dumfries and Galloway 15.3 10.4

Fife 48.8 14.1

Forth Valley 26.8 9.9

Grampian 41.6 8.2

Greater Glasgow 89.3 9.8

Highland 17.0 8.3

Lanarkshire 52.7 9.5

Lothian 76.6 10.3

Orkney 1.0 5.1

Shetland 4.0 18.0

Tayside 40.2 10.3

Western Isles 3.4 11.3

State Hospital 0.1 —

§ Mrs. Fyfe
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current waiting time in each health board area for an appointment with a chiropodist.
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§ Mr. Stewart
This information is not collected centrally.

Health board chiropodists as at September 1992
	Whole-time equivalent	Rate per 100,000 population
Scotland	536.3	10.6
Argyll and Clyde	46.3	10.6
Ayrshire and Arran	59.6	16.0
Borders	13.7	13.2
Dumfries and Galloway	15.3	10.4
Fife	48.8	14.1
Forth Valley	26.8	9.9
Grampian	41.6	8.2
Greater Glasgow	89.3	9.8
Highland	17.0	8.3
Lanarkshire	52.7	9.5
Lothian	76.6	10.3
Orkney	1.0	5.1
Shetland	4.0	18.0
Tayside	40.2	10.3
Western Isles	3.4	11.3
State Hospital	0.1	—