Written question asked by David S Borrow (Labour) on Friday, 30 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 May 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 13 May 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in South Ribble in each of the last seven years.

Answer: Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in South Ribble in each of the last seven years. [171274] Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table. NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority area by organisation as at 30 September each specified year headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q13 Cumbria and 3,352 3,486 3,595 3,706 3,759 3,893 4,279 Lancashire SHA total 5F2 Chorley and 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 93 124 147 South Ribble PCT 5F3 West 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 45 48 59 Lancashire PCT QC1 South 2 2 1 4 1 1-- 1-- Lancashire HA RJU Chorley and 211 218 216 222 169 1-- 1-- South Ribble NHS Trust RJV West 183 177 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- Lancashire NHS Trust RMF Preston 378 410 435 460 468 1-- 1-- Acute Hospitals NHS Trust RW5 Lancashire 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 260 259 Care NHS Trust RXN Lancashire 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 603 726 Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

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