HC Deb 17 October 1994 vol 248 cc126-7W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many national health service trusts have to date given observer status to representatives of the local community health council so that they are permitted to attend national health service trust board meetings; and if she will list these trusts by health authority and region;

(2) what instructions or guidance she has given to national health service trusts in respect of requests by community health councils to be given observer status at national health service trust board meetings.

Mr. Malone

This information is not available centrally. It is for individual trusts to negotiate their own arrangements with community health councils in respect of CHC attendance at trust board meetings. Where CHCs are not invited to trust board meetings, trusts should offer alternative regular liaison opportunities.

Mr. Gunnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for each hospital trust in West Yorkshire what will be(a) the numbers of full-time and part-time nursing staff employed at the creation of the trust and (b) the numbers of those staff on temporary contracts at the creation of the trust;

(2) for each hospital trust in West Yorkshire what are (a) the numbers of full-time and part-time nursing staff employed as of 1 April and (b) the numbers of trust staff on temporary contracts as of 1 April.

Mr. Sackville

The information available is shown in the tables.

Nursing and Midwifery Staff (Excluding Agency) in National Health Service Trusts in West Yorkshire Area at 30 September 1991.
Full time Part time Total
Whole-time equivalents
United Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust 1,200 530 1,730
St James University Hospital Trust 1,080 420 1,500
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust 910 500 1,410

Notes

  1. 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
  2. 2. Whole-Time Equivalents are calculated by aggregating the total number of hours staff in grade are contracted to work and dividing by the standard hours for that grade. In this way, part time staff are converted into an equivalent number of "Whole Time" staff.

Nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) in National Health Service Trusts in west Yorkshire area at 30 September 1992.
Full time Part time Total
Whole-Time Equivalents
United Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust 1,230 550 1,780
St James University Hospital Trust 1,100 420 1,520
Bradford Hospital NHS Trust 870 460 1,330
Bradford Community Health NHS Trust 630 190 820
Airedale NHS Trust 740 290 1,040

Notes:

1Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.

2 Whole-Time Equivalents are calculated by aggregating the total number of hours staff in a grade are contracted to work and dividing by the standard hours for that grade. In this way, part time staff are converted into an equivalent number of "Whole Time" Staff

Information is not centrally available on numbers of trust staff holding temporary contracts.

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