§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of qualified nursing staff by specialty for each region in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 18 January 1993]: The information requested is shown in the tables. The source of the data is the Department's non-medical manpower census. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten. The England totals include figures for family health service authorities and other statutory authorities. The special health authorities figures in 1991 include staff from the special hospitals services authority.
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NHS qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) by area of work, by RHA at September 1990 Within hospital services Midwifery/maternity: RHA area General nursing Care of elderly Paediatric Mental illness Mental handicap Midwifery staff Nursing staff Education Other Hospital total Northern 6,680 1,910 480 2,340 860 1,030 260 270 520 14,340 Yorkshire 7,390 2,160 570 2,610 790 1,310 250 370 180 15,630 Trent 8,480 2,790 970 3,230 1,290 1,410 450 490 140 19,250 East Anglia 3,560 1,260 160 1,360 590 610 170 160 430 8,310 North West Thames 5,290 1,620 380 2,660 970 970 260 320 120 12,600 North East Thames 7,930 1,930 400 2,960 840 1,350 290 560 450 16,710 South East Thames 6,290 1,650 590 2,450 570 1,080 250 60 2,780 15,710 South West Thames 4,520 1,410 330 2,440 1,380 790 150 310 100 11,420 Wessex 5,470 1,650 360 1,900 800 910 220 310 120 11,740 Oxford 4,310 1,130 360 1,270 650 830 210 230 130 9,130 South Western 6,420 1,640 450 2,320 1,240 950 220 380 40 13,670 West Midlands 9,730 2,760 820 3,430 1,470 1,880 440 540 250 21,320 Mersey 4,810 1,380 690 2,060 590 880 180 250 50 10,890 North Western 8,400 2,410 950 3,020 1,200 1,690 300 480 150 18,610 Special Health Authorities 1,740 90 560 350 10 60 130 50 340 3,340 England 91,030 25,800 8,090 34,400 13,250 15,730 3,790 4,790 5,850 202,730
National health service qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) by area of work by regional health authority
September 1990
Within primary health care Regional health authorities Health visitors Other health visiting District nurses Other district nursing Midwifery Education Other Primary health care total Admin. nurses Centrally based services Total qualified nurses Northern 660 60 760 410 240 10 300 2,440 70 110 16,950 Yorkshire 770 110 700 480 350 10 300 2,720 70 120 18,540 Trent 950 100 920 740 480 10 380 3,570 150 120 23,090 East Anglia 330 50 310 250 210 — 190 1,350 40 60 9,760 North West Thames 640 250 510 620 250 10 410 2,680 100 210 15,590 North East Thames 660 160 560 640 270 10 530 2,830 120 150 19,800 South East Thames 710 80 760 450 330 10 510 2,840 80 110 18,740 South West Thames 590 80 550 430 190 10 320 2,150 80 110 13,760 Wessex 600 110 550 350 240 — 250 2,090 60 80 13,970 Oxford 540 50 520 190 180 — 300 1,780 60 70 11,030 South Western 690 50 660 380 280 — 360 2,430 120 100 16,320 West Midlands 1,020 150 970 660 460 10 570 3,850 150 150 25,460 Mersey 500 40 500 330 230 — 280 1,890 50 100 12,930 North Western 1,090 120 960 780 470 0 520 3,940 170 210 22,920 Special health authorities 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 20 10 3,390 England 9,740 1,400 9,230 6,700 4,200 80 5,220 36,570 1,320 1,720 242,340
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NHS qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) by area of work, by RHA at September 1991 Within hospital services Midwifery/maternity: RHA area General nursing Care of elderly Paediatric Mental illness Mental handicap Midwifery staff Nursing staff Education Other Hospital total Northern 6,550 1,960 450 2,290 820 1,050 240 280 730 14,360 Yorkshire 7,050 2,000 640 2,660 790 1,290 330 410 270 15,420 Trent 8,770 2,650 1,020 3,200 1,250 1,400 450 520 220 19,480 East Anglia 3,660 1,180 170 1,360 600 580 240 200 330 8,330 North West Thames 5,810 1,760 460 2,660 990 920 340 330 190 13,470 North East Thames 7,950 2,030 420 3,040 830 1,370 320 540 570 17,070 South East Thames 5,790 1,500 460 2,220 570 1,030 250 170 1,930 13,920 South West Thames 5,350 1,490 310 2,140 1,160 860 190 330 100 11,930 Wessex 5,620 1,640 400 1,910 770 910 220 320 120 11,900 Oxford 4,330 1,200 360 1,320 660 850 250 190 210 9,360 South Western 6,180 1,780 470 2,300 1,210 860 290 210 160 13,460 West Midlands 9,560 2,570 920 3,420 1,430 1,820 400 560 420 21,090 Mersey 4,830 1,300 720 1,920 530 880 180 190 80 10,630 North Western 8,700 2,420 990 3,070 1,170 1,720 290 470 140 18,970 Special Health Authorities 1,830 90 600 1,700 10 70 140 90 470 4,990
Midwifery/maternity: RHA area General nursing Care of elderly Paediatric Mental illness Mental handicap Midwifery staff Nursing staff Education Other Hospital total England 92,000 25,560 8,400 35,210 12,790 15,590 4,120 4,800 5,920 204,390
National health service qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) by area of work by regional health authority
September 1991
Within primary health care Regional health authorities Health visitors Other health visiting District nurses Other district nursing Midwifery Education Other Primary health care total Admin. nurses Centrally based services Total qualified nurses Northern 650 50 720 410 240 10 290 2,360 60 100 16,880 Yorkshire 770 130 560 470 340 — 380 2,660 270 130 18,480 Trent 940 100 880 740 490 10 400 3,560 130 120 23,290 East Anglia 350 40 280 290 210 10 230 1,390 30 60 9,810 North West Thames 630 260 460 630 220 10 370 2,570 70 180 16,280 North East Thames 650 150 550 580 240 10 520 2,710 120 160 20,050 South East Thames 650 70 650 390 280 10 490 2,540 60 100 16,620 South West Thames 520 70 560 280 180 — 290 1,910 150 130 14,120 Wessex 580 120 540 340 240 — 270 2,100 50 80 14,130 Oxford 550 50 530 190 180 — 340 1,830 60 70 11,320 South Western 610 80 560 450 320 10 400 2,430 120 120 16,130 West Midlands 1,010 140 950 690 420 10 620 3,840 140 140 25,210 Mersey 490 40 480 350 220 0 280 1,650 40 100 12,620 North Western 1,100 80 950 790 490 20 510 3,930 160 170 23,230 Special health authorities 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 30 10 5,050 England 9,490 1,390 8,680 6,590 4,090 90 5,380 35,710 1,470 1,680 243,250