§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses have been in training in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [149350]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is in the tables.
Numbers of hospital medical doctors in training in England as at 30 September All doctors in training1 Registrar group Senior house officer House officer 1990 23,630 9,710 10,900 3,020 1991 24,250 9,900 11,290 3,060 1992 24,690 10,080 11,570 3,040 1993 25,420 10,370 11,960 3,090 1994 25,780 10,750 12,190 3,020 1995 26,980 10,820 12,930 3,220 1996 27,820 10,840 13,770 3,220 1997 29,280 11,360 14.560 3,360 1998 29,790 11,590 14,750 3,450 1999 30,420 12,100 14,780 3,540 1 Doctors in training previously referred to as Junior doctors Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census>
GP Registrars1, England as at 1 October for each year Headcount 1989 1,735 1990 1,562 1991 1,639 1992 1,613 1993 1,529 1994 1,445 1995 1,404 1996 1,305 1997 1,343 1998 1,446 1999 1,520 1 Previously referred to as Trainees Sources:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics
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Nursing and midwifery student population Numbers Pre registration total1 Degree total2 Midwifery3,4 Total 1994–955 38,840 916 — 39,756 1995–96 35,609 1,047 — 36,656 1996–97 35,238 1,139 — 36,377 1997–986 34,087 1,062 3,263 38,412
Nursing and midwifery student population Numbers Pre registration total1 Degree total2 Midwifery3.4 Total 1998–997 36,030 1,314 3,272 40,616 1999–20008 38,990 2,772 3,464 45,226 1 All pre-registration non-degree training 2 Pre 1998 data exclude degree training funded by DFEE 3 Pre 1997–98 data do not separate nursing and midwifery figures 4 Includes some post registration training Sources:
51994–95 to 1996–97 source Minimum Data Set February 1995
6March 1997 FWIR
7April 2000 FWIR
8November 2000 FWIR