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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 5 September 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 September 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Friday, 16 September 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS: Staff

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are employed full-time and part-time by NHS England as (1) audiologists, (2) cardiac physiologists, (3) gastro-intestinal physiologists, (4) neurophysiologists, (5) respiratory physiologists, and (6) sleep physiologists.

Answer

NHS Digital collects data on the number of staff employed full-time and part-time by the National Health Service in England.

Within the data held by NHS Digital it is not possible to definitively identify those staff groups requested. Therefore a best approximation has been provided based on the guidance available to NHS organisations. This information is in the attached table and provides the latest available data as at 31 May 2016.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1567
Session
2016-17
Attachment
NHS DIGITAL TABLE ATTACHMENT
Subjects
Hearing impairment Health services NHS Staff Physiology
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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