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A Scottish Executive Review of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for Children and Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Appendix H Demand for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy for children
Table 1: Demand for OTs employed in NHS for children in 2001/2
| Numbers of children |
Children referred to OT in Scotland 2001/2 | 4093 |
Children discharged from OT in Scotland in 2001/2 | 3237 |
Children who were current cases of OTs in Scotland in April 2002 | 6903 |
Children who were waiting to see an OT in Scotland in April 2002 | 1809 |
Notes:
Highland, Lanarkshire and Shetland - all figures are estimated.
Argyll and Clyde - Lomond and Argyll PCT discharge figures are estimated.
Borders - discharge figures are estimated.
Grampian - Grampian University Hospitals Trust referrals are for Children's Hospital only and do not include child development
teams. Grampian University Hospitals Trust current cases are estimated.
Grampian discharge figures are for Moray only.
Highland - discharge figures were unavailable.
Tayside - discharge figures are for Perth and Kinross LHCC only.
Table 2: Demand for NHS PT for children in 2001/2
| Numbers of children |
Children referred to PT in 2001/2 | 10,078 |
Children discharged from PT in 2001/2 | 6015 |
Children who were current cases of PTs in April 2002 | 8794 |
Children who were waiting to see a PT in April 2002 | 300 |
Notes:
Argyll and Clyde - Acute Trust waiting list figures for in-patients at Royal Alexandria Hospital not included.
Borders - Acute Trust waiting list figures were unavailable.
Grampian - all figures provided by the Primary Care Trust are not compehensive.
Greater Glasgow - referrals from schools have not been provided, numbers of current acute cases have not been provided, figures
for waiting list refer to CDC team only.
Highland - all figures are for Acute Trust only - figures from Primary CareTrust unavailable.
Lanarkshire - all figures provided by the Primary Care Trust are not compehensive. The Primary Care Trust discharge figures are
incomplete. Acute Trust waiting list figures were unavailable.
Shetland - all figures were unavailable.
Tayside - Data for Child Health services and Ninewells service in Acute Trust only. Primary Care Trust data were unavailable.
Table 3: Demand for NHS SLT for children in 2001/2
| Numbers of children |
Children referred to SLT in 2001/2 | 16,031 |
Children discharged from SLT in 2001/2 | 10,912 |
Children who were current cases of SLTs in April 2002 | 40,591 |
Children who were waiting to see a SLT in April 2002 | 3472 |
Notes:
Argyll and Clyde - Renfrewshire and Inverclyde PCT referral figures are for 2000/1.
Highland - Referral, current case and discharge information unavailable.
Lothian - Lothian University Hospitals Trust waiting list figures are for Edinburgh only and so exclude East Lothian and Midlothian.
Orkney - all children on the waiting list are awaiting therapy.
Shetland current cases figures are estimated.
Tayside - All figures for acute trust only including Ninewells Hospital and Centre for Child Health. Data for Primary CareTrust were unavailable.
Western Isles - All figures are all estimated.
Table 4: Demand for OTs in Local Authority services for children in 2001/2
| Numbers of children |
Children referred to LA OT in 2001/2 | 1143 |
Children discharged from LA OT in 2001/2 | 720 |
Children who were current cases of LA OTs in April 2002 | 884 |
Children who were waiting to see a LA OT in April 2002 | 116 |
Notes:
Referral figures are for 18 Local Authorities.
Discharge figures are for 15 Local Authorities.
Current cases are in 20 Local Authorities.
Waiting list figures are for 22 Local Authorities.
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