§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the percentage of front line ambulances by region which have a paramedic able to support a midwife in an emergency.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Government have set a target for every front-line ambulance to have a paramedic by the end of 1995. It is not known how many paramedics are able to support a midwife in an emergency at present, but training in this area is being developed.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Healph if she will list by region how many midwives have worked in the national health service for each of the last five years; how many midwives by region have direct access to beds in maternity units; and how many women delivered in a maternity unit are admitted under the management of the midwife.
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§ Mr. SackvilleThe information regarding the number of midwives working in the national health service for each of the last five years is shown in the table.
Information regarding the number of midwives who have access to beds in maternity units and the number of women delivered in maternity units who are admitted under the management of the midwife is not collected in the form requested.
Hospital and community midwives by region in England 1988–92 At September (excluding agency) Whole-time equivalent 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Hospital midwives Northern 1,060 1,030 1,040 1,070 1,160 Yorkshire 1,270 1,280 1,300 1,280 1,260 Trent 1,330 1,360 1,400 1,390 1,410 East Anglian 610 600 600 580 550 North West Thames 940 950 960 910 890 North East Thames 1,300 1,270 1,340 1,350 1,420 South East Thames 810 610 1,070 1,030 1,090 South West Thames 830 840 790 860 1,120 Wessex 910 910 900 900 890 Oxford 780 800 830 850 790 South Western 780 970 950 860 900 West Midlands 1,730 1,770 1,850 1,800 1,890 Mersey 780 850 890 890 900 North Western 1,720 1,650 1,680 1,710 1,760 Special Health Authorities 150 140 60 70 70 England 14,990 15,040 15,660 15,540 16,090 Community midwives Northern 260 260 240 240 240 Yorkshire 340 350 350 340 340 Trent 490 490 480 490 490 East Anglian 220 210 210 210 190 North West Thames 240 250 250 220 200 North East Thames 280 300 270 240 240 South East Thames 230 170 330 280 290 South West Thames 200 210 190 180 230 Wessex 250 240 240 240 250 Oxford 180 180 180 180 180 South Western 240 240 280 330 340 West Midlands 480 480 460 420 480 Mersey 240 230 230 220 220 North Western 460 460 470 490 440 Special Health Authorities 10 10 20 20 20 England 4,110 4,070 4,200 4,100 4,160 Community and Hospital Total 19,090 19,110 19,860 19,640 20,250 Source: HAP(STATS)B non-medical work force census.
Notes:
1. Figures are independently rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.
2. England totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding.