§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a breakdown of how the £9.5 million paid during the current financial year to combat drug abuse has been allocated between regional health authorities.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe £9.5 million available to regional health authorities for the development of drug misuse services in 1988–89 has been allocated as follows:
Regional health authority £'000s Northern 603 Yorkshire 718 Trent 932
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The new clinical grading structure for nursing, midwifery and health visitor staff Number of staff in each of the old clinical grades assimilated to each of the new clinical grades on the basis of duties and responsibilities on 1 April 1988: Wigan Numbers transferred to each new clinical grade Previous grade Staff in post whole time equivalents A B C D E F 1G H I Nursing Auxiliary 416.13 383.66 32.47 — — — — — — — Staff Nursery Nurse 5.64 — 5.64 — — — — — — — Enrolled Nurse2 406.60 — — 197.73 81.81 127.06 — — — — Enrolled District Nurse2 70.82 — — — 69.23 1.59 — — — — Senior Enrolled Nurse2 28.30 — — — 12.47 15.83 — — — — Staff Nurse2 310.25 — — — 53.94 212.14 44.17 — — — Staff Midwife2 44.98 — — — 2.00 27.76 15.22 — — — Deputy Sister2 1.06 — — — — 1.06 — — — — Nursing Sister II2 228.78 — — — — — 91.43 135.35 2.00 — Midwifery Sister II2 87.72 — — — — — 36.76 50.96 — — District Nurse (Sister II)2 59.12 — — — — — 2.22 54.90 2.0 — Nursing Sister I — — — — — — — — — — Midwifery Sister I2 — — — — — — — — — — Health Visitor 80.00 — — — — — — 77.00 3.00 — Senior Nurse 8 3.00 — — — — — — 1.00 2.00 — Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) — — — — — — — — — — Senior Nurse 7 17.00 — — — — — — — 3.00 14.00 Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 6.00 — — — — — — — — 6.00 Clinical Teacher 4.00 — — — — — — — 4.00 — Fieldwork Teacher 12.00 — — — — — — — 12.00 —
Regional health authority £000s East Anglian 393 North West Thames 719 North East Thames 765 South East Thames 718 South West Thames 576 Wessex 585 Oxford 530 South Western 617 West Midlands 1,044 Mersey 481 North Western 789 Total 9,470 The allocations are based on each region's population in the 15 to 34 years age group.