HC Deb 20 January 1994 vol 235 cc789-90W
Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community psychiatric nurses were working within each regional health authority in each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Community Psychiatric Nursing staff by Region
1988–92
Whole time equivalents
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Northern 190 190 200 200 370
Yorkshire 240 250 270 370 390
Trent 330 330 330 330 360
East Anglia 120 130 140 160 160
North West Thames 170 200 200 230 260
North East Thames 210 250 280 290 350
South East Thames 180 210 280 240 240
South West Thames 230 240 260 210 260
Wessex 210 230 210 230 260
Oxford 140 160 170 180 190
South Western 230 310 310 340 330
West Midlands 310 360 370 390 410
Mersey 200 200 220 230 240
North Western 300 320 340 350 400
Special Health Authority 10 10 10 0 10
England 3,080 3,380 3,600 3,760 4,210

Notes:

1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Totals may not add due to rounding.

Source: Department of Health annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.