HC Deb 08 February 2001 vol 362 cc662-3W
Mr. Harvey

To 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. Denham

The 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

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