HC Deb 06 February 1992 vol 203 cc222-3W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) district nurses and (b) health visitors are employed in each of the units of management of each health and social services board in Northern Ireland; and what were the figures on 1 January 1987.

Mr. Hanley

The information requested is set out in the following tables:

(a) 31 December 1986
Unit of management District nurses Health visitors
Eastern Board
Eastern Board HQ 17 (17.00) 5 (5.00)
South Belfast Community 24 (23.10) 31 (30.06)
East Belfast and Castlereagh Community 43 (40.84) 47 (44.64)
North and West Belfast Community 70 (65.62) 57 (55.46)
Unit of management District nurses Health visitors
Lisburn1 39 (37.74) 31 (29.34)
North Down and Ards1 61 (56.03) 49 (44.03)
Down1 31 (30.50) 19 (18.66)
Northern Board
Coleraine, Ballymoney and Moyle1 40 (38.58) 25 (22.75)
Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey1 43 (42.53) 40 (38.38)
Magherafelt and Cookstown:1 24 (24.00) 16 (15.60)
Antrim and Ballymena 40 (39.00) 29 (27.07)
Southern Board
Armagh and Dungannon1 37 (36.05) 35 (28.34)
Banbridge and Craigavon1 35 (33.60) 37 (34.51)
Newry and Mourne1 51 (30.50) 27 (27.00)
Western Board
Londonderry, Limavady and Strabane1 55 (42.46) 40 (39.00)
Omagh1 18 (17.22) 15 (13.97)
Fermanagh1 25 (25.00) 18 (15.69)
1 Includes combined District Nurse/Midwives.

Notes:

  1. 1. Whole-time equivalent figures are shown in brackets.
  2. 2. Figures are shown at (a) for 31 December 1986. The nearest date to 1 January 1987 for which figures are available.
  3. 3. The reply reflects the changes in Units of Management which took place on 1 April 1990.

(b) 31 December 1991
Unit of management District nurses Health visitors
Eastern Board
Eastern Board HQ 1 (1.00) 1 (1.00)
Royal Group of Hospitals 13 (11.38) —
Ulster, North Down and Ards 11 (11.00) —
North and West Belfast Community 48 (47.48) 62 (58.27)
South and East Belfast Community 57 (56.37) 76 (65.31)
Down and Lisburn1 65 (63.14) 50 (45.28)
North Down and Ards Community 49 (41.36) 39 (35.59)
Northern Board
Causeway 33 (32.60) 25 (23.34)
Bannside 52 (49.58) 43 (40.55)
Loughside 39 (37.33) 43 (41.26)
Southern Board
Southern Board HQ — 1 (1.00)
Armagh and Dungannon 41 (40.00) 25 (22.00)
Craigavon and Banbridge Community 32 (30.90) 42 (37.59)
Southern Area Mental Health 12 (12.00) —
Newry and Mourne 31 (31.00) 30 (28.12)
Western Board
Altnagelvin 16 (16.00) —
Foyle Community 45 (43.13) 41 (36.50)
Omagh and Fermanagh 44 (44.00) 37 (34.79)
1 Includes combined District Nurse/Midwives.

Notes:

  1. 1. Whole-time equivalent figures are shown in brackets.
  2. 2. Figures are shown at (a) for 31 December 1986. The nearest date to 1 January 1987 for which figures are available.
  3. 3. The reply reflects the changes in Units of Management which took place on 1 April 1990.