HC Deb 05 March 1982 vol 19 cc278-80W
Mr. Foster

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to the reply of 15 February, Official Report, columns 43–44, what are the most recent figures for the distribution of health manpower per 10,000 population in the United Kingdom for each English region, Scotland and Wales, categorised by (a) general medical practitioners, (b) hospital doctors, (c) general dental practitioners, (d) nurses and midwives and (e) total manpower.

Dr. Vaughan

[pursuant to his reply, 25 February 1982, c. 492]: The following is the information:

ii. Owing to the integration of the health services with the personal social services, information for employed staff other than nursing and midwifery staff has had in part to be determined on the basis of budgetary information.

iii. Figures for employed staff as at 30 December; figures for practitioners as at 1 July.