§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many additional training places for radiographers have been created in each of the last six years; [110382]
(2) how many radiographers have completed training in each of the last six years. [110381]
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§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of training places for radiographers in the last six years is shown in the table.
Radiographer training commissions Year 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Revised Source BS A/R A/R QMR Q4 QMR Q4 QMR Q4 All radiographers 593 582 646 685 761 948 Diagnostic 452 447 507 541 597 730 Therapeutic 141 135 139 141 164 218 BS = Balance sheet
A/R = NMET Accountability Report
QMR = NMET Quarerly Monitoring Reports
Information on the number of radiographers completing training is not collected centrally. The Health Professions Council holds information on the numbers of radiographers on its register, a prerequisite for employment in the United Kingdom. This information can be obtained through Claire Harkin at clair.harkin@pc.uk.org.
§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacant NHS posts for therapeutic and diagnostic radiographers there were in March in(a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each NHS trust. [110383]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of therapeutic and diagnostic radiographer posts that have been vacant for three months or more is collected in the National Health Service workforce vacancy survey. The information available for March 2002 has been placed in the Library.