§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many midwives were employed(a) full time and (b) part time in each region in each year since 1988;
(2) how many midwifery staff are employed in each region (a) full time and (b) part time (i) on an agency basis and (ii) on bank contracts;
(3) how many practising midwives there are in each grade in each region, including those in senior nurse/senior midwive grades, senior nurse grades and education and clinical grades, excluding agency midwives; how many are employed (a) full time and (b) part time; and how many student midwives there are in each region.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesDetailed breakdowns of nursing and midwifery staff employed by health authorities and
520WNHS trusts into occupational groups such as those requested are not considered reliable. However, information on the numbers—whole time and part time—of nursing and midwifery staff for the years 1988 to 1992 is listed as follows. In addition, a table showing the figures split by grade—excluding student and pupil nurses and staff nursery staff—is shown for 1992. Figures include those agency and bank staff who are paid on standard pay scales but exclude those who are not paid on standard pay scales. Separate information on these is not available. The information is shown for Wales as a whole as there are no regional health authorities in Wales.
Nursing and Midwifery Staff in Post as at 30 September Number Whole-time Part-time 1988 19,945 12,936 1989 20,026 13,210 1990 20,069 13,632 1991 19,843 13,913 19921 19,447 14,993
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Nursing and Midwifery Staff in Post as at 30 September 19921 2 Number Pay scale/Grade Whole-time Part-time Clinical grades: NPO1 Grade A (under 18) 5 1 NPO6 Grade A (18 and over) 3,255 4,508 NP16 Grade B 794 1,126 NP21 Grade C 459 800 NP26 Grade D (2nd level enrolled nurses) 1,686 2,106 NP31 Grade D (1st level registered nurses) 1,540 1,180 NP36 Grade E 3,674 3,347 NP41 Grade F 1,360 1,041 NP46 Grade G 3,173 767 NP51 Grade H 646 39 NP56 Grade I 346 1 Education staff: NRO1 Grade 1 33 2 NR11 Grade 2 226 18 NR21 Grade 3 10 — NR31 Grade 4 43 — NR41 Grade 5 6 — NR51 Grade 6 1 —
Number Pay scale/Grade Whole-time Part-time NR61 Grade 7 2 — Senior nurses3: NT21 Senior nurse 4 1 — NT26 Senior nurse 3 2 — NT36 Senior nurse 1 4 — Senior Nurses/Midwives3: NXO1 District/unit 79 — NXO2 District/unit 3 — NX11 Unit 1st level 34 — NX12 Unit 1st level 1 — NX21 District 1st level 3 — NX31 Region 1 — Previous senior nurses grades3: ND Director of Nursing Services 5 — 1 The 1992 figures exclude about 64 whole-time equivalent nursing and midwifery staff employed by Pembrokeshire NHS trust on local pay scales to whom the standard pay grades do not apply. In addition, there are about 1,000 student nurses who have been reclassified as students following the introduction of Project 2000 nursing education reforms. 2 Excluding student and pupil nurses and staff nursery staff. 3 Since 1 January 1991 staff on "Previous senior nurse grades" shown and senior nurses (NT) have been eligible to transfer to new senior nurse pay scales.