To 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;
(2) how many radiographers have completed training in each of the last six years.
Information on the number of training places for radiographers in the last six years is shown in the table.
Between 1996–97 and 2001–02, the number of training places for radiographers has increased by 355 or 60 per cent., with a further increase of around 260 planned for the current financial year.
Year | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
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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 | 144 | 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.
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