§ Helen JonesTo 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.
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§ Helen JonesTo 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)