§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many registered mental nurses are employed in Northumberland health authority; what was the number in 1979; and what has been the percentage change.
§ Mrs. CurrieSuch information as is available is shown in the table. Staff with the registered mental nurse qualification cannot be separately identified. The staff-in-post figures are for all state registered nurses employed in the mental illness area of work.
Because of the 1982 NHS reorganisation, figures on a consistent basis are not centrally available for the years prior to 1982.
Nursing staff in mental illness area of work1 Northumberland district health authority at 30 September Whole-time equivalent2 Percentage change3 1982 1986 1982–86 490 520 +6.2 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower. 1 Includes learners. 2 Figures are independently rounded to nearest whole time equivalent. 3 Percentage change calculated on unrounded figures.