§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients with severe head injuries in(a) Wales and (b) each health authority area are currently receiving rehabilitation therapy within the NHS.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information his Department holds on the number of psychotherapists employed by the NHS in Wales in(a) the rehabilitation of all patients and (b) the rehabilitation of children with severe head injuries.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesPsychotherapy is a form of treatment and can be carried out by medical and other professional staff. The following table gives the whole-time equivalent numbers of staff in post in Wales who are specifically designated as working in the field of psychotherapy. Other staff groups, whose work may include psychotherapy but not as a major part of their duties, are excluded.
Number Child psychotherapists1 4.3 Clinical psychologists1 182.9 Consultant psychotherapist2 0.6 1 In post as at 31 December 1993. 2 In post as at 30 September 1993. Information relating to the number of psychotherapy staff involved in the rehabilitation of children with severe head injuries is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research studies his Department has commissioned in each of the last 10 years on the effects of rehabilitation programmes in Wales for patients who have suffered severe head injuries.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesResearch costing £1,118,000 into the rehabilitation of brain-injured adults is currently being funded jointly by the Welsh Office and the Department of Health. The project started in May 1992 and will take three years to complete. In addition the Welsh Office has funded two projects on rehabilitation following brain damage. These received some £60,000 between 1989 and 1992.