§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many residential units for National Health Service staff there have been in the Grimsby district health authority in each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. CurrieI regret that this information is not available centrally. The hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of Grimsby health authority for the information he is seeking.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many consultants are employed by the Grimsby district health authority on contracts; and how many of these work full time and part time for the National Health Service;
(2) what is the annual cost of consultants contracts for the Grimsby district health authority.
§ Mrs. CurrieInformation on the number of consultants in non-teaching districts such as Grimsby is not available centrally, as such staff are employed by regional health authorities. Some information on costs is available from District accounts. In 1986–87, Grimsby's total expenditure on salaries and wages of medical consultants was 491W £1,451,000 and on dental consultants £56,000. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Yorkshire regional health authority for any further information which he requires.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the bed availability at the Grimsby district health authority as at the latest date; and if he will give similar figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe requested information is given in the table, together with throughput.
Average daily number of available beds in Grimsby District Health Authority Year Average daily number of available beds Throughput1 1979 797 22.7 1980 800 23.4 1981 806 24.9 1982 800 25.0 1983 807 26.4 1984 800 27.9 1985 957 24.9 1986 970 25.2 1 Number of cases per available bed. Notes:
Caistor hospital (mental handicap) was transferred to Grimsby district health authority from North Lincolnshire district health authority on 1 April 1985.Figures for years before 1982 relate to Grimsby's predecessor district within Humberside area health authority.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appointments he has made to the Grimsby health authority since 1983.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Secretary of State reappointed Mr. R. Blair as Chairman of Grimsby health authority on 1 April 1986.
The appointment of members to Grimsby district health authority is the responsibility of the Yorkshire regional health authority and certain local authorities
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurses have left the Grimsby district health authority since 1979; how many have been reinstated; what is the present number; and what it was in 1979.
§ Mrs. CurrieStaff in post figures are shown in the table. Because of the 1982 National Health Service reorganisation, figures on a consistent basis are not held centrally for the years prior to 1982.
Information on staff who have "left" or been "reinstated" is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of the Grimsby district health authority for this information.
National Health Service and midwifery staff in post1 Grimsby district health authority at 30 September Year 2Whole time equivalents 1982 1,190 1986 1,390 1 Includes agency staff. 2 Figures independently rounded off to nearest ten (10) whole time equivalents. Source: DHSS Annual Census of National Health Service Non-medical Manpower.