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			Therapeutic radiography
	2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
	Students placed	Students failing to complete	Students placed	Students failing to complete	Students placed	Students failing to complete	Students placed	Students failing to complete	Students placed	Students failing to complete
East of England SHA
University of Hertfordshire	n/a	n/a	17	17	21	9	16	5	18	1
London SHA
Kingston and St. Georges	14	4	20	9	16	6	24	4	19	5
Southbank University	8	5	13	2	12	6	13	3	17	4
City University	28	12	25	14	26	9	31	13	24	0
North West SHA
Liverpool University	27	6	46	16	36	10	36	5	44	3
South Central SHA
University of Hertfordshire	n/a	n/a	16	7	14	8	13	3	13	1
University of Portsmouth	n/a	n/a	11	6	16	8	15	4	12	0
South West
University of West of England	49	13	64	18	62	9	57	9	n/a	n/a
West Midlands
University of Central England	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30	9	25	5	23	3
Yorkshire and Humberside
Sheffield Hallam	66	23	60	21	54	18	64	3	51	5
Notes: 1. 2002, 2003 and 2004 are completed cohorts and percentage attrition rates are final. 2. 2005 cohort has had two years of attrition with cohort completing in 2008. 3. 2006 cohort has had one year of attrition with cohort completing in 2009.

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£
Reduced rate loans	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Full-year rates
Residence during period of study
Away from parents' home, in London	2,420	2,540	2,540	3,030	3,100
Away from parents' home, elsewhere	1,960	2,055	2,055	2,160	2,210
At parents' home, anywhere in UK	1,500	1,575	1,575	1,620	1,660
Final-year rates
Residence during period of study
Away from parents' home, in London	1,765	1,855	1,855	2,320	2,375
Away from parents' home, elsewhere	1,430	1,500	1,500	1,680	1,720
At parents' home, anywhere in UK	1,100	1,155	1,155	1,230	1,260
Source: Student Loans Company.

Radiography: Manpower

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the numbers of radiographers (a) working in and (b) required by the NHS. [221648]

Ann Keen: The latest published workforce census showed there were 15,066 qualified therapeutic and diagnostic radiographers working in the national health service in England, an increase of 3,295 (28 per cent.) since September 1997.

Local NHS organisations are best placed to assess the health needs of their local health community and plan the work force they need.

Radiotherapy

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fractions were delivered by radiotherapy centres in each year since 1997-98; how many fractions of radiotherapy he estimates are required to be delivered by the NHS in order to meet the 31-day treatment standard, as referred to in paragraph 4.24 of his Department’s Cancer Reform Strategy; what the expected increase in the number of fractions is against which progress towards the aim of meeting the 31-day treatment standard in radiotherapy services by December 2010 will be measured; and if he will make a statement. [220954]

Ann Keen: The number of fractions delivered by radiotherapy centre since 1998 has been placed in the Library.

The National Radiotherapy Advisory Group recommended that the national health service delivers 40,000 fractions per million of population by 2010, rising to 54,000 by 2016. It is estimated that if the NHS meets these recommendations for increasing capacity they will be able to meet the 31 day treatment standard.

The National Cancer Action Team is producing guidance to support the NHS to identify gaps in fractionation and future service requirements.

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