Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S2W-17983 · Session 2

How many NHS training places for (a) diagnostic and (b) therapeutic radiographers there were in each year since 1997.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 19 Jul 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS training places for (a) diagnostic and (b) therapeutic radiographers there were in each year since 1997.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 Sep 2005 · 53 days after it was lodged, 25 days after it was due

Information on the number of diagnostic and therapeutic training places is available for years 2001 to 2004.This information was not collected by all universities for years 1997 to 2000and information for 2005 is not yet available as the intake has not beenfinalised.

The following is a corrected answer (published on 15 August 2005); see below.

Mr Andy Kerr: Information on the number of diagnostic and therapeutic training places is available for years 2001 to 2004. This information was not collected by all universities for years 1997 to 2000 and information for 2005 is not yet available as the intake has not been finalised.

| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004

Diagnostic
| 297
| 335
| 327
| 352

Therapeutic
| 70
| 87
| 72
| 76

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17983 by reference.