HC Deb 10 January 1990 vol 164 cc663-4W
Mr. Favell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many ambulance workers there are per 1,000 head of population in each regional health authority.

Mr. Freeman

The information is given in the table:

NHS ambulance staff in post per thousand resident population by regional health authority in England—at 30 September 1988
Region Officers1 Men/Women1 Officers and Men/Women1
Northern 0.06 0.38 0.44
Yorkshire 0.07 0.36 0.43
Trent 0.07 0.35 0.42
East Anglian 0.06 0.32 0.38
North West Thames 0.02 0.13 0.15
North East Thames 0.02 0.14 0.16
South East Thames 0.04 0.22 0.25
South West Thames 0.04 0.19 0.23
Wessex 0.06 0.27 0.33
Oxford 0.06 0.28 0.33
South Western 0.07 0.38 0.45
West Midlands 0.07 0.30 0.37
Mersey 0.05 0.34 0.39
North Western 0.07 0.36 0.42
England2 0.06 0.33 0.39
Source: Department of Health (SM13) Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower and Population Estimates Unit, OPCS
1Ratios calculated using unrounded whole-time equivalent figures and mid-year 1988 population estimates.
2includes London Ambulance Service Staff (2605 wte) not allocated to any one specific Regional Health Authority.