§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the registered population were covered by general practitioner fundholders in total and in each region at(a) 1 April 1992 and (b) 1 April 1993; and what figure she expects to be achieved by 1 April 1994.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAt 1 April 1992 13 per cent. of the population were registered with general practitioner fundholders. At 1 April 1993 the figure was 25 per cent. and this is expected to grow to about a third of the population from 1 April 1994.
The regional breakdown is:
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Per cent. At 1 April 1992: Northern 16 Yorkshire 21 Trent 14 East Anglia 8 North West Thames 14 North East Thames 7 South East Thames 9 South West Thames 15 Wessex 15 Oxford 23 South Western 14
Per cent. West Midlands 13 Mersey 19 North Western 9 At 1 April 1993: Northern 25 Yorkshire 23 Trent 31 East Anglia 25 North West Thames 27 North East Thames 14 South East Thames 22 South West Thames 25 Wessex 22 Oxford 33 South Western 19 West Midlands 26 Mersey 25 North Western 17 Note: All figures have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Hospital nurses, midwives, health visitors and district nurses England 30 September each year Whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Hospital nurses 330,670 332,820 328,060 326,090 312,760 Midwives 19,090 19,110 19,860 19,640 20,250 Health visitors 10,680 10,050 10,480 10,380 10,250 District nurses 9,390 10,160 10,380 9,900 9,650 Practice nurses 3,480 4,630 7,740 8,780 9,120 Project 2000 nurses — — 13,000 10,500 18,300 1 Approximate figure. Notes:
- 1. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten and exclude agency staff.
- 2. Project 2000 students are shown separately because Project 2000 students are supernumerary and therefore not included in workforce totals.