§ Mr. Ivan HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of practice nurses employed by(a) GPs and (b) NHS hospitals received the full pay increase awarded under the last agreement by the Pay Review Body. [138820]
§ Mr. DenhamWe accepted in full the recommendations of the Review Body for Nursing staff, Midwives, Health Visitors and Professions Allied to Medicine (NPRB) for 2000–01 in respect of approximately 431,000 nurses, midwives and health visitors who are directly employed by National Health Service bodies.
In a letter dated 21 February (AL(NM) 1/2000) all NHS employers were told that
Employers must ensure that the new pay scales are implemented quickly to allow staff to receive their increased salaries in April",and we have no evidence that any NHS employer failed to do so.Another 10,700 whole-time equivalent nurses are employed by about 8,700 individual general practitioner practices. These staff do not automatically benefit from national pay awards, although many GP employers do employ staff on terms and conditions of service that are analogous to those of NHS employees. We have already specified in the Core Contract for Personal Medical Services that adoption of NPRB recommendations, where these are both accepted and adopted by the Government across the rest of the NHS is mandatory and we are working with the representatives of the profession to encourage all practices to match NMRB awards in the light of the extra investment announced on 14 November 2000.
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General Medical Practitioners by sex and status, 1989–99 England Numbers and percentages 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Practitioners1 — — — — — — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 27,749 27,523 27,888 28,185 28,460 28,735 28,869 Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs)2 25,608 25,622 25,686 25,968 26,289 26,567 26,702 of Which: GMS UPs 25,608 25,622 25,686 25,968 26,289 26,567 26,702 Restricted Principals 164 149 138 138 147 142 127 Assistants 242 190 425 466 495 581 636 GP Registrars4 1,735 1,562 1,639 1,613 1,529 1,445 1,404 of which: GMS5 1,725 1,562 1,639 1,613 1,529 1,445 1,404 Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA) — — — — — — — PMS other6 — — — — — — — Estimated WTE UPEs7 — 25,158 25,074 25,228 25,407 25,534 25,550 Estimated WTE retainers7 — — — — — — — Males Practitioners1 — — — — — — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 20,863 20,519 20,364 20,332 20,243 20,179 20,007 UPEs2 19,778 19,529 19,256 19,236 19,252 19,218 19,092 Restricted Principals 103 95 82 81 87 82 73 Assistants 91 77 174 186 200 227 237 GP Registrars4 891 818 852 829 704 652 605 Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA) — — — — — — — PMS other6 — — — — — — — Females Practitioners1 — — — — — — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers 6,886 7,004 7,524 7,853 8,217 8,556 8,862 UPEs2 5,830 6,093 6,430 6,732 7,037 7,349 7,610 Restricted Principals 61 54 56 57 60 60 54 Assistants 151 113 251 280 295 354 399 GP Registrars4 844 744 787 784 825 793 799 Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA) — — — — — — — PMS other — — — — — — — UPEs2 per 100,000 population 53.6 53.4 53.3 53.7 54.2 54.5 54.6 168W169W
General Medical practitioners by sex and status, 1989–99 England Numbers and percentages 1996 1997 1998 1999 % change 1998–99 Average annual % change 1989–99 Practitioners1 — — — 30,959 — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 29,116 29,389 29,697 29,987 1.0 0.8 Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs)2 26,855 27,099 27,392 27,591 0.7 0.7 of which: GMS UPs 26,855 27,099 27,031 26,710 –1.2 0.4 Restricted Principals 115 101 97 90 –7.2 –5.8 Assistants 3841 3846 701 650 –7.3 10.4 GP Registrars4 1,305 1,343 1,446 1,520 5.1 –1.3 of which GMS5 1,305 1,343 1,415 1,445 2.1 –1.8 Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA) — — 52 94 81 — PMS other6 — — 9 42 367 — Estimated WTE UPEs7 25,567 25,678 25,831 25,902 0.3 — Estimated WTE retainers7 — — — — 321 — — Males Practitioners1 — — — 19,840 — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 19,925 19,909 19.802 19,815 0.1 –0.5 UPE2 18,941 18,908 18,863 18,832 –0.2 –0.5 Restricted Principals 65 60 51 49 –3.9 –7.2 Assistants 348 354 262 252 -3.8 10.7 GP Registrars4 571 587 608 630 3.6 –3.4 Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA) — — 16 38 138 — PMS other6 — — 2 14 600 — Females Practitioners1 — — — 11,119 — — Practitioners (excluding GP retainers) 9,191 9,480 9,895 10.172 2.8 4.0
General Medical Practitioners by sex and status, 1989–99 England Numbers and percentages 1996 1997 1998 1999 %change 1998 Average annual % change 1989–99 UPEs2 7,914 8,161 8,529 8,759 2,7 4.2 Restricted Principals 50 41 46 41 —10.9 —3.9 Assistants 493 492 439 398 —9.3 10.2 GP Registrars4 734 756 838 890 6.2 0.5 Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA) — — 36 56 56 — RMS other — — 7 28 300 — UPEs2 per 100,000 population 54.7 54.9 55.4 55.5 — — 1Includes GP retainers. 2Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs) includes GMS Unrestricted Principals. PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. See Definitions, section 14. 3Includes 286 LIZ assistants in 1996 and 296 LIZ Assistants in 1997. 4Previously referred to as Trainees. 5GP Registrars in GMS Partnerships. 6Contains two doctors who were employed under PMS contract by an NHS Trust, and about which details are unavailable. 7WTE has been estimated using the results from the 1992–93 GMP Workload Survey. See Definitions, para 14 16.