§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of(a) nursing and (b) medical staff in (i) mental health clinics and (ii) hospitals in the United Kingdom for the last five years; and if he will give a breakdown by ethnicity. [75948]
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§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 11 March 1999]: The information requested is not available in the format requested. The table shows the numbers of National
NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS): nursing and medical staff working in the psychiatry area of work 1 by ethnic origin—England as at 30 September of each year Whole-time equivalents White Black Asian Other Unknown Total 1997: Nursing staff Community 9,200 430 190 510 390 10,720 Other 34,800 1,980 700 1,660 2,840 41,980 Medical staff — 3,500 290 820 560 370 5,540 1996 Nursing staff Community 9,360 340 230 300 310 10,530 Other 36,350 1,840 490 1,050 2,320 42,050 Medical staff — 3,410 210 780 480 330 5,210 1995 Nursing staff Community 8,450 310 180 280 310 9,540 Other 36,540 1,660 750 1,150 2,020 42,120 Medical staff — 3,360 220 780 470 270 5,090 19942: Nursing staff Community 4,210 150 100 260 50 4,780 Hospital 39,740 2,030 570 2,540 1,450 46,320 Medical staff — 3,250 220 730 500 200 4,900 19932: Nursing staff Community 3,820 130 120 230 50 4,340 Hospital 38,400 2,710 1,230 3,160 1,510 47,020 Medical staff — 3,010 200 690 480 490 4,860 1 Figures are rounded too the nearest ten and exclude pre-registration nurse learners, agency and locum staff. 2 Figures for Medical Staff include all HCHS doctors in the psychiatry groups specialities (psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, learning disabilities, old age psychiatry and psychotherapy). Notes:
1. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Therefore, information for 1993 and 1994 is not directly comparable with the later years.
2. Ethnicity figures for nursing and medical staff should be treated with caution as a small proportion of staff do not declare their ethnic origin.
Source:
Department of Health, Medical and Dental and Non-Medical Workforce Censuses.