PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Speech and Language Therapy: Greater Manchester (18 July 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Mr Connor Rand (Labour)
Answer
The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists working in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations, in the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System, in March of each of the last six years:
Year | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
2019 | 99 | 286 |
2020 | 125 | 433 |
2021 | 123 | 433 |
2022 | 139 | 459 |
2023 | 154 | 492 |
2024 | 154 | 509 |
Source: the Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England, published by NHS England on a monthly basis.
These staff provide services in a range of settings, including in education. However, therapists will also be directly employed by other providers, including schools, independent provision, and third sector and charitable organisations, for which data is not held centrally.
Answered by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
24 July 2024
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