Health Human Resource

HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE

REGISTERED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, 1991-2000

PROFESSION	Grand Total 2000	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991
DENTISTRY	41,484	1,052	763	1,391	1,571	1,224	1,104	1,077	1,209	1,739	2,150
DENTAL HYGIENIST	6
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	40,879	1,821	1,689	1,686	1,463	1,344	2,169	2,135	1,345	1,620	1,509
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN	3,323	95	85	68		69	73	103	61	75	58
PHYSICIAN	95,016	2,174	2,276	1,812	1,876	2,208	2,176	2,558	2,809	3,119	1,415
MIDWIFERY	129,532	1,738	2,278	3,503	4,018	6,291	8,833	8,022	9,677	7,399	6,681
NURSING	337,939	5,784	8,419	9,441	11,693	15,701	27,272	29,445	30,921	15,986	9,165
NUTRITIONIST DIETITIAN	10,841	342	334	393	396	467	326	432	70	340	197
DIETITIAN	1,410
OPTOMETRY	9,155	68	116	111	274	305	316	413	275	427	268
PHARMACY	44,316	1,622	1,987	1,702	1,447	1,296	1,498	1,621	1,107	1,155	1,359
CHINESE DRUGGIST	485
PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY	11,442	2,313	2,276	1,433	969	777	664	524	578	369	131
PHYSICAL THERAPIST	1,191	250	2,141	167	124	36	35	35	29	23	25
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	78		305
PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN	119
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN	4,034	627	448	461	470	597	466	556	409
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST	8,031	228	222	385	479	897	1,698	2,736	1,386
X-RAY TECHNOLOGIST	739,281	18,114	23,339	22,553	24,780	31,212	46,630	49,657	49,876	32,252	22,958
Source: Professional Regulation Commission

Department of Health