§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of hospital nurses per 1,000 population in the Greater Manchester region and the remaining regional health authorities of Great Britain for the last five years.
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§ Sir George YoungThe information requested for the years 1974–78 is set out in the table below. The North-Western regional health authority covers the Greater Manchester and the Lancashire
HOSPITAL NURSES PER 1,000 POPULATION Region 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 North Western RHA … … 5.38 5.98 6.21 6.16 6.32 Northern RHA … … … 5.51 6.04 5.94 6.00 6.24 Yorkshire RHA … … … 5.66 6.10 6.10 6.26 6.32 Trent RHA … … … 4.57 5.12 5.40 5.55 5.71 East Anglia RHA … … … 4.88 5.33 5.56 5.57 5.59 North West Thames RHA … 5.79 6.30 6.54 6.27 6.30 North East Thames RHA … 6.01 6.36 6.59 6.56 7.14 South East Thames RHA … 5.71 6.19 6.73 6.82 6.85 South West Thames RHA … 6.17 6.53 6.65 6.48 6.28 Wessex RHA … … … 5.21 5.82 5.74 5.77 5.70 Oxford RHA … … … 4.95 4.99 5.19 5.03 5.10 South Western RHA … … 5.34 6.25 6.20 6.40 6.48 West Midlands RHA … … 4.84 5.27 5.69 5.67 5.71 Mersey RHA … … … 6.45 7.22 7.08 6.85 7.22 England … … … … 5.51 6.02 6.20 6.19 6.31 Note: Figures include both qualified and unqualified nursing staff in NHS hospitals, but exclude mid wives and agency staff.