NHS hospital and community health services: qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical (ST and T) staff by main staff group in each specified organisation as at 30 September each year
Headcount
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Central Lancashire PCT
Allied health professionals
244
288
340
318
353
338
328
Manager
7
9
11
11
15
6
7
Therapist
217
255
288
263
290
282
269
Scientist
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Technician
1
1
-
-
-
-
2
Instructor/teacher
19
22
40
43
47
49
49
Healthcare Scientists
-
-
2
3
2
2
2
Managers
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
Medical Technical Officer/Technician
-
-
2
2
1
2
2
Other Qualified ST and T
21
30
31
36
54
48
70
Consultant therapist/scientist
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
Manager
-
1
3
2
6
7
6
Therapist
2
15
17
18
31
28
47
Scientist
8
9
7
10
11
8
8
Technician
2
1
-
1
2
3
5
Instructor/teacher
9
4
4
5
4
2
2
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Allied health professionals
287
300
309
317
324
343
345
Manager
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
Therapist
271
293
286
294
304
317
319
Scientist
-
1
1
1
-
1
2
Technician
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Instructor/teacher
8
1
17
17
14
18
16
Tutor
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Healthcare scientists
-
168
193
193
200
201
199
Consultant Clinical Scientist (Grade C)
-
-
-
1
1
2
2
Managers
-
5
5
5
6
4
3
Clinical Scientist (Grade A and B)
-
1
6
5
7
8
9
Advanced Practitioner Biomedical Scientist
-
-
-
-
2
3
3
MLSO/Biomedical Scientist
-
113
120
119
122
122
120
Medical Technical Officer/Technician
-
49
62
63
62
62
62
Other qualified ST and T
316
258
182
193
193
177
199
Consultant therapist/scientist
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
Manager
5
1
1
1
2
2
11
Therapist
9
6
6
6
3
4
6
Scientist
42
56
52
47
45
41
36
Scientific officer
86
5
5
7
5
3
3
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Technician
174
190
117
131
138
126
142
Notes:
1. Occupation codes for healthcare scientists were not introduced until 2003, and did not become mandatory until 2004. Prior to this these staff were collected under Other ST and T occupation codes.
2. Central Lancashire PCT was formed in 2006 from a complete merger of Chorley and South Ribble PCT, West Lancashire PCT and a part merger of Preston PCT. Figures prior to 2006 are an aggregate of these predecessor organisations.
3. Due to the large number of organisation mergers taking place in 2002, it is impossible to accurately map work force figures for these organisations prior to 2002. Source:
The Information Centre for health and social care non-medical workforce census
