HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 c806W
Mr. Rendel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of each regional health authority's total expenditure is spent on activities relating to mental health.

Mr. Bowis

The table shows for 1991–92, the latest date for which complete information is available, the amount spent on purchasing mental illness services as a proportion of total expenditure on health services purchased.

Practice nurses as at 1 October each year England
Whole-time equivalents
Year Number
1989 4,630
1990 7,740
1991 8,780
1992 9,120
Note: Figures are independently rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.
Community nurses by speciality as at 30 September each year England
Whole-time equivalents
Year Number
1989 39,790
1990 41,240
1991 40,650
1992 40,750
Note: Figures are independently rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.

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