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Occupational Therapy: Manpower

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fully qualified occupational therapists have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2002. (220631)

The number of qualified occupational therapists employed by the national health service in England in each year since 2002 as recorded in the National Workforce Census is shown in the following table:

Qualified occupational therapists employed in NHS in England as at 30 September each year

Headcount

FTE

2002

14,749

12,541

2003

15,391

13,053

2004

16,371

13,879

2005

16,743

14,099

20061

16,845

14,292

2007

17,024

14,439

1 More accurate validation in 2006 has resulted 9,858 duplicate records being identified and removed from the non-medical census.

(These 9,858 duplicate records, broken down by main staff group, are: 3,370 qualified nurses; 1,818 qualified scientific therapeutic and technical staff; 2,719 support to doctors and nurses; 1,562 NHS infrastructure support; and 389 in other areas.)

The impact of duplicates on full-time equivalent has been minimal with the removal of 507.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census