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Mr. Baron
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole time equivalent radiographers were working in the NHS in each of the last five years. [126993]
Mr. Hutton
The information requested is shown in the table.Sine 1998, the number of whole-time equivalent radiographers employed in the national health service has increased by 670, or 7 per cent.
| Whole-time equivalents | |||
| As at 30 September each year | All radiographers | Diagnostic | Therapeutic |
| 1998 | 10,193 | 8,860 | 1,333 |
| 1999 | 10,368 | 9,009 | 1,358 |
| 2000 | 10,478 | 9,169 | 1,309 |
| 2001 | 10,655 | 9,264 | 1,391 |
| 2002 | 10,863 | 9,489 | 1,374 |
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census