§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paediatric nurses there are per 1,000 of population in each health authority in England. [116721]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is shown in the table.
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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff within the paediatric area of work, per 1,000 population in each health authority in England, as at 30 September 1998 Number (headcount) Health authority Paediatric staff by health authority Census population Paediatric staff per 1,000 population North West Anglia 160 413,970 0.38 Oxfordshire 220 616,710 0.36 Suffolk 110 671,100 0.17 Barnsley 70 228,100 0.29 North Derbyshire 110 370,190 0.30 Southern Derbyshire 170 567,460 0.30 Doncaster 90 290,470 0.32 Leicestershire 360 928,720 0.39 Lincolnshire 140 623,130 0.22 North Nottinghamshire 80 388,890 0.21 Nottingham 560 642,700 0.87 Rotherham 80 254,420 0.31 Sheffield 370 531,140 0.70 Bury and Rochdale 90 391,010 0.22 North Cheshire 80 311,910 0.25 South Cheshire 170 672,370 0.26 East Lancashire 220 511,230 0.43 North West Lancashire 190 466,270 0.41 North and Mid Hampshire 190 556,940 0.34 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 200 544,680 0.37 Southampton and South West Hampshire 310 542,340 0.57 Isle of Wight 60 126,990 0.46 Somerset 100 489,280 0.20 South and West Devon 180 589,120 0.30 Wiltshire 160 605,510 0.27 Avon 410 999,300 0.41 Birmingham 1,150 1,013,430 1.14 Wigan and Bolton 70 577,980 0.13 Wirral 150 327,140 0.45 Bradford 240 483,280 0.50 County Durham 160 607,770 0.26 East Riding 120 574,530 0.20 Gateshead and South Tyneside 90 353,470 0.26 Leeds 430 727,390 0.60 Newcastle and North Tyneside 530 470,070 1.13 North Cumbria 40 319,260 0.12 South Humber 140 308,580 0.45 Northumberland 40 309,640 0.14 Sunderland 140 292,310 0.47 Tees 230 556,340 0.41 Wakefield 140 318,800 0.43 North Yorkshire 190 742,400 0.25 Calderdale and Kirklees 210 583,770 0.36 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 90 490,370 0.18 Dorset 210 691,220 0.30 North and East Devon 60 479,260 0.12 Gloucestershire 130 557,260 0.23 Coventry 90 304,330 0.29 Dudley 80 311,470 0.24 Herefordshire 40 167,920 0.22 Sandwell 80 290,520 0.28 Shropshire 130 430,210 0.30 North Staffordshire 250 469,210 0.54 South Staffordshire 90 592,070 0.15 Walsall 100 261,170 0.36 Warwickshire 60 506,710 0.11 Wolverhampton 130 241,620 0.53 Worcestershire 140 538,200 0.27 East and North Hertfordshire 90 499,600 0.18 West Hertfordshire 130 534,020 0.24 Notes:
- 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 where appropriate.
- 2. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
- 3. Figures do not include Special Health Authority and Other Statutory Health Authority staff.
Sources
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Population figures from Estimates based on 1991 Census.
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