§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how mangy(a) occupational therapists, (b) physiotherapists and (c) speech and language therapists were employed in the NHS in each (i) NHS region and (ii) strategic health authority in each of the last two years. [172705]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Qualified occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists employed in the NHS in each Government office region and strategic health authority area in England as at 30 September in each year Headcount Occupational therapists
Physiotherapists Speech and language therapists
2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA 437 473 561 592 197 209 B. North West Total 1,978 2,012 2,588 2,748 861 911 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside SHA 617 602 915 942 264 274 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA 559 611 643 700 242 274 Q14 Greater Manchester SHA 802 799 1,030 1,106 355 363 D. Yorkshire and the Humber Total 1,577 1,587 1,917 2,050 568 596 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 410 448 472 528 170 184 Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 475 478 600 638 158 178 Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 692 661 845 884 240 234 E. East Midlands Total 1,327 1,440 1,222 1,329 453 462 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA 435 471 400 439 145 145 Q24 Trent SHA 892 969 822 890 308 317 F. West Midlands Total 1,444 1,515 1,783 1,926 591 649 Q27 Birmingham and The Black Country SHA 597 619 734 792 283 304 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire SHA 418 452 540 589 137 157 Q28 West Midlands South SHA 429 444 509 545 171 188 G. East of England Total 1,519 1,607 1,457 1,572 554 573 Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHA 322 364 367 431 171 174 Q03 Essex SHA 454 460 354 373 131 136 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA 743 783 736 768 252 263 H. London Total 2,018 2,113 2,328 2,486 979 1,133 Q05 North Central London SHA 390 450 471 510 178 254 Q06 North East London SHA 410 399 390 421 184 179 Q04 North West London SHA 455 458 565 597 229 258 Q07 South East London SHA 416 456 491 516 219 251 Q08 South West London SHA 347 350 411 442 169 191 J. South East Total 2,311 2,394 2,608 2,666 998 931 Q17 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight SHA 436 478 584 625 185 190 Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 411 415 443 449 199 190 Q19 Surrey and Sussex SHA 885 898 877 885 303 265 Q16 Thames Valley SHA 579 603 704 707 311 286 K. South West Total 1,849 1,967 2,029 2,141 636 644 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA 814 878 934 991 321 308 Q22 Dorset and Somerset SHA 450 463 468 506 125 137 Q21 South West Peninsula SHA 585 626 627 644 190 199 Source: Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census.