§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what what the number of(a) nurses and midwives, (b) doctors and dentists and (c) all direct care staff, 423W including (a) and (b) for each district health authority in: (a) 1982 and (b) 1990, expressed as whole-time equivalents.
Staff in post as at 30 September (whole-time equivalents) Nurses and midwives Doctors and dentists1 Direct care staff2 1982 1989 1982 1988 1982 19893 Clwyd 3,503 3,635 273 283 4,215 4,524 East Dyfed 1,966 2,151 173 201 2,404 2,719 Gwent 4,141 4,412 338 365 5,050 5,537 Gwynedd 1,890 2,113 152 161 2,312 2,655 Mid Glamorgan 4,918 5,392 379 420 5,874 6,570 Pembrokeshire 631 743 60 75 782 965 Powys 1,092 1,144 33 37 1,221 1,313 South Glamorgan 4,607 4,946 644 682 6,371 7,106 West Glamorgan 3,161 3,495 301 321 3,961 4,497 1 Excluding hospital practitioners, clinical assistants and locums. 2 Nurses and midwives, medical and dental, professional and technical staff. 3 Using 1988 figures for medical and dental staff as 1989 figures are not yet available.