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Dept of Health

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Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there are in the NHS for (a) radiographers and (b) radiotherapy technicians. [199328] Mr. Hutton: Specific information on the number of vacancies for radiotherapy technicians is not collected centrally. The tables show the number and rate of vacancies lasting three months or more for radiographers and radiotherapy physicists. Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2004, NHS 3 month vacancies by Government Office Region and Strategic Health Authority area for qualified radiography staff 3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Diagnostic radiographers March 2004 September 2003 vacancy 3 month vacancy Staff in post (wte) Staff in post rate (%) (No.) (headcount) England 4.8 488 9,642 11,687 A North East 1.8 11 579 681 Government Office Region Q09 Northumberland, 2.1 8 327 386 Tyne and Wear SHA Q10 County Durham and 1.2 3 252 295 Tees Valley SHA B North West 3.9 66 1,636 2,023 Government Office Region Q13 Cumbria and 3.1 13 405 505 Lancashire SHA Q14 Greater Manchester 4.8 31 605 723 SHA Q15 Cheshire and 3.6 23 626 795 Merseyside SHA D Yorkshire and the 1.4 16 1,156 1,393 Humber Government Office Region Q11 North and East 2.4 7 293 367 Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 1.6 9 588 706 Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 275 320 E East Midlands 2.3 16 658 819 Government Office Region Q24 Trent SHA 1.8 7 407 502 Q25 Leicestershire, 3.1 8 251 317 Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA F West Midlands 3.9 39 946 1,198 Government Office Region Q26 Shropshire and 1.7 5 268 352 Staffordshire SHA Q27 Birmingham and The 4.3 21 432 519 Black Country SHA Q28 West Midlands South 5.5 14 246 327 SHA G East of England 4.9 47 934 1,135 Government Office Region Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk 5.7 29 489 595 and Cambridgeshire SHA Q02 Bedfordshire and 3.3 8 221 272 Hertfordshire SHA Q03 Essex SHA 4.7 10 224 268 H London Government 10.3 167 1,466 1,814 Office Region Q04 North West London 9.5 35 332 358 SHA Q05 North Central 12.6 47 323 353 London SHA Q06 North East London 14.3 43 269 283 SHA Q07 South East London 9.0 29 293 322 SHA Q08 South West London 5.1 14 249 298 SHA J South East 7.6 104 1,268 1607 Government Office Region Q16 Thames Valley SHA 1.6 5 301 403 Q17 Hampshire and Isle 10.4 34 317 414 Of Wight SHA Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 7.4 21 260 314 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 9.7 45 390 476 SHA K South West 2.0 21 1,000 1217 Government Office Region D20 Avon, 0.8 4 482 582 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA Q21 South West 3.3 10 287 352 Peninsula SHA Q22 Dorset and Somerset 2.8 7 231 283 SHA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Therapeutic radiographers March 2004 September 2003 3 month vacancy 3 month vacancy Staff in post (wte) Staff in post rate (%) (No.) (headcount) England 8.8 144 1,469 1,657 A North East 4.1 3 72 87 Government Office Region Q09 Northumberland, 6.1 3 47 54 Tyne and Wear SHA Q10 County Durham and 0.0 -- 25 33 Tees Valley SHA B North West 11.5 23 181 197 Government Office Region Q13 Cumbria and 22.0 12 42 44 Lancashire SHA Q14 Greater Manchester 12.3 8 63 70 SHA Q15 Cheshire and 3.8 3 76 83 Merseyside SHA D Yorkshire and the 1.1 2 133 154 Humber Government Office Region Q11 North and East 7.2 2 20 21 Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 64 74 Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- 50 59 E East Midlands 2.3 3 147 168 Government Office Region Q24 Trent SHA 0.0 99 111 Q25 Leicestershire, 6.5 3 49 57 Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA F West Midlands 14.1 20 128 141 Government Office Region Q26 Shropshire and 14.2 6 31 3.5 Staffordshire SHA Q27 Birmingham and The 13.4 10 68 74 Black Country SHA Q28 West Midlands South 15.5 5 29 32 SHA G East of England 6.8 12 165 193 Government Office Region Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk 0.0 -- 91 105 and Cambridgeshire SHA Q02 Bedfordshire and 20.7 9 35 43 Hertfordshire SHA Q03 Essex SHA 7.4 3 39 45 H London Government 13.4 39 249 265 Office Region Q04 North West London 33.7 15 31 31 SHA Q05 North Central 10.8 8 58 61 London SHA Q06 North East London 8.0 4 47 50 SHA Q07 South East London 17.6 12 61 64 SHA Q08 South West London 0.0 -- 53 59 SHA J South East 12.5 34 218 256 Government Office Region Q16 Thames Valley SHA 11.5 6 46 54 Q17 Hampshire and Isle 4.3 3 72 83 Of Wight SHA Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 15.4 11 45 53 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 17.8 14 55 66 SHA K South West 4.6 8 175 196 Government Office Region D20 Avon, 6.0 5 84 96 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire SHA Q21 South West 4.7 3 62 68 Peninsula SHA Q22 Dorset and Somerset 0.0 -- 29 32 SHA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3 month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Radiotherapy physicists 3 month vacancy rate (%) 3 month vacancy (No.) England 2.2 15 A North East Government Office 3.8 1 Region Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 3.8 1 SHA Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley -- -- SHA B North West Government Office -- -- Region Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA -- -- Q14 Greater Manchester SHA -- -- Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside SHA -- -- D Yorkshire and the Humber 0.0 -- Government Office Region Q11 North and East Yorkshire and -- -- Northern Lincolnshire SHA Q12 West Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- Q23 South Yorkshire SHA 0.0 -- E East Midlands Government Office 2.9 2 Region Q24 Trent SHA 2.1 1 Q25 Leicestershire, 4.5 1 Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA F West Midlands Government Office 1.2 1 Region Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 0.0 -- SHA Q27 Birmingham and The Black 2.2 1 Country SHA Q28 West Midlands South SHA 0.0 -- G East of England Government 0.0 -- Office Region Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and 0.0 -- Cambridgeshire SHA Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0.0 -- SHA Q03 Essex SHA 0.0 -- H London Government Office Region 3.1 5 Q04 North West London SHA 8.5 3 Q05 North Central London SHA 9.0 2 Q06 North East London SHA 0.0 -- Q07 South East London SHA -- -- Q08 South West London SHA 0.0 -- J South East Government Office 4.5 6 Region Q16 Thames Valley SHA 2.5 1 Q17 Hampshire and Isle Of Wight SHA 0.0 -- Q18 Kent and Medway SHA 14.4 4 Q19 Surrey and Sussex SHA 2.2 1 K South West Government Office 1.6 1 Region D20 Avon, Gloucestershire and 0.0 -- Wiltshire SHA Q21 South West Peninsula SHA 0.0 -- Q22 Dorset and Somerset SHA 7.9 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. wte = Whole-time equivalent. 3 month vacancy notes: 1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March 2004. 2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which Trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time equivalents). 3. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of 3 month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. 3 month Vacancy Rates are calculated using staff in post from the Vacancy Survey, March 2004. 5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. 6. -- = zero. Staff in post notes: 1. Staff in post data is from the Non-Medical Workforce Census, September 2003. 2. -- = zero. 3. September 2003 staff in post data is not available for radiotherapy physicists. General notes: 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. 4. Strategic HA figures are based on Trusts, and do not necessarily reflect the geographical provision of healthcare. Sources: Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2004. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census, September 2003.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

199328; 426 c1984-90W;426 c1990-6W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Staff Vacancies Radiotherapy Radiology Technicians

Contains statistics

Yes

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