§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many physiotherapists there were in(a) general practices and (b) hospitals, in each health board area, in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement. [28708]
§ Mr. RichardsThe available information is given in the following table. Staff employed by NHS trusts are shown in the health authority area in which the trust is situated.
Staff in post (whole-time equivalent numbers) Old Health Authority area General practices11993 Hospital and community21994 1994 1995 Clwyd3 — 1 92 93 East Dyfed — — 51 49 Gwent — — 99 111 Gwynedd — — 62 65 Mid Glamorgan — — 87 87 Pembrokeshire — — 5— 5— Powys3 — 1 5— 30 South Glamorgan3 — — 148 142 West Glamorgan 3 3 89 87 WHCSA4 — — 2 2 1 At 1 October. 2 At 30 September. 3 The data may exclude a small number of staff, in the hospital and community, paid on local payscales for whom no details of occupation are available centrally. 4 Welsh Health Common Services Authority. 5 As most staff in the relevant pay groups are paid on local payscales and details of occupation are not available centrally, no reliable information can be given.