§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list for England and for each regional health authority for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent qualified midwives working(a) in hospital maternity units, (b) in special care baby units, (c) o in education and (d) as community midwives;
(2) if he will list for England for each regional health authority for each year since 1981 the number of whole-time equivalent nurses working in (a) hospital maternity units and (b) special baby care units.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 26 April 1988]: The information requested is given in the tables.
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Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 West Midlands 27 69 70 79 100 112 Mersey 51 53 47 52 52 47 North Western 59 63 74 91 90 109 London post-graduate special health authorities — 25 19 9 11 11 England Total 553 667 712 773 862 921
Hospital qualified midwives employed in education1 at 30 September of each year Whole-time equivalent2 Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Northern 24 26 29 29 32 32 Yorkshire 47 48 44 46 48 49 Trent 46 44 48 48 50 53 East Anglian 15 19 21 22 23 25 North West Thames 32 36 47 46 48 48 North East Thames 52 47 61 54 59 53 South East Thames 46 47 48 48 48 75 South West Thames 30 30 34 36 29 26 Wessex 25 31 31 31 39 41 Oxford 24 24 24 25 26 31 South Western 25 28 37 39 37 35 West Midlands 48 48 58 53 59 55 Mersey 32 32 30 28 27 38 North Western 54 55 61 70 73 64 London Post-Graduate Special Health Authorities 6 7 7 5 7 7 England Total 506 521 580 581 605 631
Community midwives1 at 30 September of each year Whole-time equivalent2 Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Northern 221 219 228 238 245 253 Yorkshire 260 267 288 310 323 323 Trent 442 452 463 472 471 475 East Anglian 194 201 217 216 221 218 North West Thames 174 194 195 205 212 230 North East Thames 240 237 250 249 262 279 South East Thames 231 249 263 285 293 316 South West Thames 168 163 169 184 195 206 Wessex 165 178 194 214 224 222 Oxford 168 160 163 172 191 191 South Western 134 138 170 178 213 217 West Midlands 419 428 452 449 495 489 Mersey 217 221 227 236 237 244 North Western 373 395 435 445 458 466 London post-graduate special health authorities — 2 1 6 — — England Total 3,406 3,504 3,713 3,858 4,041 4,127 184W185W
Nursing staff working in hospital maternity units1 4 30 September: 1981 to 1986 Whole-time equivalent2 Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Northern 681 663 648 616 617 589 Yorkshire 904 945 812 753 757 722 Trent 1,120 1,116 1,083 1,031 992 972 East Anglian 426 423 426 435 421 424 North West Thames 611 648 593 605 583 574 Norh East Thames 782 838 694 666 623 596 South East Thames 797 812 770 740 731 727 South West Thames 532 450 438 412 376 398 Wessex 574 543 508 494 506 493 Oxford 519 559 450 491 473 464 South Western 798 739 620 606 576 555 West Midlands 1,421 1,451 1,264 1,138 1,134 1,137 Mersey 561 559 507 487 485 474 North Western 965 1,025 922 914 853 847
Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 London post-graduate special health authorities 68 134 111 130 123 124 England Total 10,759 10,904 9,844 9,518 9,250 9,096
Nursing staff worKing in special care baby units1 30 september: 1981 to 1986 2Whole-time equivalents Region 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Northern 82 88 95 104 114 119 Yorkshire 49 64 77 106 122 122 Trent 187 245 277 265 275 282 East Anglian 84 84 86 80 88 92 North West Thames 90 80 98 112 127 137 North East Thames 36 55 63 71 63 63 South East Thames 45 71 106 125 148 145 South West Thames 45 48 59 63 57 62 Wessex 56 66 69 90 110 112 Oxford 62 85 70 100 104 116 South Western 100 112 132 135 135 121 West Midlands 101 204 201 226 274 278 Mersey 80 103 90 86 85 74 North Western 79 103 145 160 166 186 London post-graduate special health authorities 1 16 14 27 29 28 England Total 1,096 1,423 1,581 1,750 1,897 1,937 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower. 1 Excludes students and agency staff. 2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole-time equivalent. 3 Includes staff employed in Education and Special Care Baby Units. 4 Includes staff in Special Care Baby Units.