HC Deb 29 April 1988 vol 132 cc306-7W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent qualified midwives working in Northern Ireland(a) in hospital maternity units, (b) in special care baby units, (c) in education and (d) as community midwives.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 26 April 1988]: The information requested is as follows:

Whole-time equivalent (WTE) of qualified midwives
Year Hospital1 Education Community2
1981 841.17 20.75 116.20
1982 850.71 22.42 127.95
1983 858.52 23.00 132.21
1984 915.23 23.50 141.51
1985 907.80 23.75 143.24
1986 861.07 24.50 152.82
1987 877.20 25.33 169.10
1 It is not possible to distinguish between midwives working in hospital maternity units and those working in special care baby

units.

2 The WTE figure for community midwives includes 20 per cent. of the total WTE service provided by district/nurse midwives.