Paramedics (Hansard, 8 January 2002)

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paramedics were employed in 2001 in(a) London and (b) West Sussex. [24330]

§ Mr. Hutton
The information requested is shown in the table.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): ambulance paramedics within the London Regional Office, South East Regional Office areas and East Sussex, Brighton and Hove health authority area as at 30 September 2000

Whole-time equivalents Headcount

London Regional Office Area 780 780

South East Regional Office Area 1,050 1,060

Of which 230 230

West Sussex HA

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA¹

¹East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA provide ambulance staff for the whole of Sussex, therefore, staff working within the West Sussex HA area cannot be separately identified.

Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
Source:
Department of Health non-medica workforce census.
675W

§ Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paramedics retired from the service in 2001(a) in England, (b) from the London ambulance service and (c) from the Sussex ambulance service. [24331]

§ Mr. Hutton
The information requested is not collected centrally.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): ambulance paramedics within the London Regional Office, South East Regional Office areas and East Sussex, Brighton and Hove health authority area as at 30 September 2000
	Whole-time equivalents	Headcount
London Regional Office Area	780	780
South East Regional Office Area	1,050	1,060
Of which	230	230
West Sussex HA
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA¹
¹East Sussex, Brighton and Hove HA provide ambulance staff for the whole of Sussex, therefore, staff working within the West Sussex HA area cannot be separately identified.