HC Deb 19 November 1998 vol 319 cc797-8W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of occupational therapists working in Wales. [60393]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Information on the number of occupational therapy staff directly employed by the NHS is given in the table.

Occupational therapy staff in post at 30 June 1998 (whole-time equivalents)
Number
Qualified staff
Manager 19
Therapist 445
Instructor/teacher 198
Tutor 2
Other staff
Helper/assistant 122
Health care assistant 7
Other support staff 14