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Heart Diseases

Volume 460: debated on Friday 18 May 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many qualified personnel are available to operate myocardial perfusion scanners in (a) west Lancashire, (b) the north-west and (c) England; (128226)

(2) what steps her Department is taking to recruit additional staff to operate myocardial perfusion scanners.

Information on the number of qualified personnel who are available to operate myocardial perfusion scanners is not collected centrally.

Work force planning is a matter for local determination. It is for primary care trusts and strategic health authorities to determine their work force needs, as they are best placed to assess the healthcare requirements of their local population.