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17.
Mr. Grist
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of (a) physiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists, (c) speech therapists and (d) community psychiatric nurses in Wales in 1979 and at the latest available date.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett
The information is as follows:
| Staff in post as at 30 September | ||
| Whole-time equivalents | ||
| 1979 | 1991 | |
| (a)Physiotherapists | 354 | 650 |
| (b)Occupational therapists | 122 | 352 |
| (c)Speech therapists | 65 | 154 |
| (d)Community psychiatric nurses Complete information is not held centrally | ||