§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by regional health authority how many qualified NHS nurses and midwives, unqualified NHS nursing staff and nursing learners there were in each of the last five years; and what percentage each group was of the total NHS and midwifery staff in each year.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe latest available information will be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by regional health authority the whole-time equivalent numbers of(a) agency and (b) bank nursing and midwifery staff employed in the national health service in each year for the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available is shown in the tables.
The increase in bank nurses and midwives, together with the corresponding decrease in agency nurses and midwives, reflects the more widespread flexible working arrangements in the national health service for nurses and midwives.
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Agency nurses by region 30 September 1988 to 1992 (Whole-time equivalent) 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Northern — — 1— — — Yorkshire 180 160 120 110 110 Trent 30 150 10 130 90 East Anglia 190 190 280 240 200 North West Thames 1,160 1,540 1,080 710 430 North East Thames 1,750 1,530 1,190 910 680 South East Thames 1,200 1,250 1,000 430 170 South West Thames 740 1,000 950 520 280 Wessex 60 40 — 10 30 Oxford 90 100 230 180 190 South Western 80 190 150 70 100 West Midlands 290 410 1,150 370 540 Mersey 80 70 90 70 10 North Western 50 110 140 90 100 SHAs 330 500 320 90 300 Others — — — 1— — ENGLAND 6,240 7,230 6,710 3,930 3,230
Bank nurses by region 30 September 1988 to 1992 (Whole-time equivalent) 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Northern 330 390 180 410 610 Yorkshire 200 210 220 270 320 Trent 240 220 460 490 760 East Anglia 320 400 470 490 600 North West Thames 420 510 480 590 610 North East Thames 670 460 510 950 1,400 South East Thames 620 590 630 720 840 South West Thames 590 690 630 1,050 990 Wessex 480 410 550 560 600 Oxford 320 310 390 730 550 South Western 450 540 490 780 1,260 West Midlands 410 450 430 500 500 Mersey 310 390 330 480 450 North Western 470 340 410 470 480 SHAs 1— — 40 50 50 Others — — — — — ENGLAND 5,830 5,910 6,230 8,540 10,020 1Denotes figures of five and under and '—' denotes no staff. Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole-time equivalent.
2. 'Others' includes staff in other statutory authorities.
3. Some totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by regional health authority the numbers of whole-time equivalent NHS nursing and midwifery staff employed on each grade and pay point of the clinical grades, educational grades, and senior nursing and midwifery pay spine in each year for the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.