HC Deb 23 July 1985 vol 83 cc445-6W
Mr. Gwilym Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the numbers of (a) consultants in acute and supporting specialties, (b) consultant paediatricians, (c) geriatric nurses, (d) mental illness/handicap nurses and (e) hospital midwives in Wales in 1978 and 1984, or the latest available year, together with the percentage change.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

1978 1984 Percentage change
Number of consultants in acute and supporting specialties (wte)* 502.8 555.0 +10
Number of consultant paediatricians (wte)* 26.7 29.8 +12

1978 1984 Percentage change
1978 1983†
Number of geriatric nurses (wte)‡* 2,423.9 3,074.5 +27
Number of mental illness/handicap nurses (wte)‡* 3,651.7 4,572.0 +25
Number of hospital midwives‡ 714.0 840.0 +18
* Whole-time equivalents.
† 1983 is the latest year for which figures are available in a form that can be compared with 1978.
‡ Does not take into account the fact that the working week changed from 40 hours to 37½ hours in 1980.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the numbers of doctors, dentists, health visitors, district nurses and midwives in Wales in 1978 and 1984 and the percentage change in their numbers.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

1978 1984 Percentage change 1978–1984
General Medical practitioners (number) 1,418 1,661 +17
General dental practitioners (number) 598 714 +19
Health visitors (wte) 475 587 +24
District nurses and midwives (wte)* 1,273 1,533 +20
* Does not take into account the fact that the working week changed from 40 hours to 37½ hours in 1980.

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