HC Deb 27 January 1994 vol 236 c381W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 14 January,Official Report, columns 317–20, how many whole-time equivalent speech therapists there are in East Cumbria, West Cumbria, South Cumbria and Darlington; and if she will give the exact number in each case.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information available is shown in the table.

Qualified speech therapists by district health authority area as at 30 September 1992: Whole-time equivalents and numbers
WTE Number
East Cumbria 12.45 15
South Cumbria 12.66 13
West Cumbria 4.50 6
Darlington 8.00 8

Source: Department of Health non-medical work force census.

Number of places for people with mental health problems in staffed residential care homes by regional health authority, at 31 March 1988 to 1992, England
Regional health authority 11988 11989 11990 1991 1992
Northern 2,300 2,410 2,680 2,940 2,910
Yorkshire 3,020 3,590 3,830 4,050 4,360
Trent 3,110 3,440 3,770 4,170 4,400
East Anglian 1,810 1,890 2,070 2,220 2,320
North West Thames 2,500 2,590 2,610 2,940 3,030
North East Thames 2,680 2,830 3,260 3,530 3,860
South East Thames 4,170 5,210 5,460 5,920 6,200
South West Thames 2,880 3,040 3,660 3,900 4,330
Wessex 2,430 2,840 3,000 3,150 3,400
Oxford 1,770 2,270 2,340 2,560 2,700
South Western 4,120 4,050 4,390 4,700 5,470
West Midlands 4,740 4,760 5,000 5,250 5,480
Mersey 2,260 2,390 2,460 2,630 2,690
North Western 3,210 3,590 3,680 3,670 3,730
England2 41,000 44,900 48,200 51,600 54,900
1 The figures for 1988 to 1992 include estimates for a minority of records which did not have details of the health authority area concerned.
2 Totals may not agree due to rounding.