Speech and Language Therapists

HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 cc209-10W

Mr. David Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio of speech and language therapists to the population was in England in each year since 1993. [144542]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the number of qualified speech and language therapists per 100,000 population is shown in the table. Between 1997 and 2002, the headcount ratio has increased from 10 to 12.

NHS Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff within the speech and language therapy area of work and rate per 100,000 of the population, 1993–2002
	staff inpost	rate per 100,000 of population
	Whole-time Equivalent	headcount	whole-time equivalent	headcount
2002	4,365	5,960	9	12
2001	4,207	5,685	9	12
2000	4,066	5,430	8	11
1999	3,939	5,185	8	11
1998	3,831	5,031	8	10
1997	3,742	4,871	8	10
1996	3,585	4,705	7	10
1995	3,354	4,335	7	9
1994	3,344	4,076	7	8
1993	3,469	4,201	7	9

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

ONS Population Census