HC Deb 19 July 2000 vol 354 cc234-5W
Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) training places available for physiotherapists and (b) applicants for places there were in each of the past 10 years. [130671]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 18 July 2000]: These data are not collected centrally.

Data on the number of training places and the total number of applicants for places are matters for University and Colleges Admissions Service.

The number of training places funded by the National Health Service through the Non-medical Education and Training (NMET) levy is set out in the table.

Total NMET commissioned training places
Year Physiotherapy
1992–93 830
1993–94 923
1994–95 915
1995–96 981
1996–97 1,093
1997–98 1,204
1998–99 1,344
1999–2000 1,586

Notes:

Data for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 are planned and may be subject to change.

These data are for each year since 1992–93. Figures are not available for years preceding 1992–93.

Helen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) training places available for occupational therapists and (b) applicants for places there were in each of the past 10 years. [130667]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 18 July 2000]: These data are not collected centrally.

Data on the number of training places and the total number of applicants for places are a matter for the University and Colleges Admissions Service.

The number of training places funded by the National Health Service through the Non-medical Education and Training (NMET) levy is set out in the table.

Total NMET commissioned training places
Year Occupational Therapy
1992–93 831
1993–94 806
1994–95 871
1995–96 939
1996–97 958
1997–98 1,107
1998–99 1,135
1999–2000 1,349

National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Services: Qualified Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists, in community trusts, and rate per 100,000 population in the North West region as at 30 September 1999
Whole-time equivalents
Occupational Therapists Physiotherapists Language Therapists Chiropodists
All staff 460 330 380 340
Rate1 6.93 5.03 5.82 5.15
Bay Community NHS Trust 40 30 30 20
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Healthcare 80 40 30 30
Cheshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust 10 30 20 20
Chester and Halton Community NHS Trust 20 30 30 20
Communicare NHS Trust 20 0 30 20
Comm. Healthcare Bolton NHS Trust 20 20 30 30
Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 40 20 20 10
Mancunian Community Health NHS Trust 40 40 60 50
North Mersey Community NHS Trust 40 10 40 30
North Sefton and West Lancashire Community NHS Trust 30 20 20 20
Salford Community Healthcare NHS Trust 10 20 20 20
St. Helens and Knowsley Community NHS Trust 0 0 20 30
Tameside and Glossop Community NHS Trust 30 20 10 20
Warrington Community Healthcare NHS Trust 30 20 20 10
Wirral and West Cheshire Community NHS Trust 60 40 20 20
1 Number of qualified staff per 100,000 population based on 1999 projected figures

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

2. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts

Sources:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Office for National Statistics (ONS)