Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many rehabilitation support workers who are not qualified physiotherapists are deployed in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) Wales and (e) overseas.
There are a number of roles within the Defence Medical Services, other than physiotherapists, that support the rehabilitation of Service personnel. For the purposes of answering this question, rehabilitation support workers have been taken to mean Exercise Remedial Instructors. Currently there are the following in each location:
England | 172 |
Scotland | 10 |
Northern Ireland | 4 |
Wales | 5 |
Overseas | 15 |