§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information the Department of Health has on the incomes and hours of work of people working in the private sector as:
- (a) state registered chiropodists; and
- (b) unregistered chiropodists for whom such work is their main occupation. [HL2295]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe Department of Health does not currently collect information on rates of pay and hours of work of either registered or non-state registered chiropodists working in the private sector.
§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many chiropodists are currently registered on the Chiropodist Register of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine; and how many of these are currently working for the National Health Service in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.[HL2299]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThere are currently 8,706 chiropodists registered on the register held by the Chiropodists Board of the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine.
Figures for workforce data published in September 2000 show 3,470 chiropodists working for the National Health Service in England, 741 in Scotland, 175 in Northern Ireland and 262 in Wales.