§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of speech and language therapists at each grade from spine points 23 to 27 in each of the past five years. [28445]
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information is shown in the table. A new pay and grade system, using pay points on a single spine, was introduced in March 1991. Data are available only by the new spine points from September 1991 to September 1994, which is the latest year 73W available. The figures are "snapshots" of a process of gradual transition which was on-going throughout the period 1991 to 1994.
National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Services speech and language therapists on spine points 23 to 27 in England at 30 September each year 1991 to 1994 Whole-time equivalents NHS HCHS 1991 1992 1993 1994 Speed and language therapists on spine points 23 to 27 730 700 690 690 Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.