§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many trainee paramedics were employed by(a) Lincolnshire Ambulance Service and (b) each ambulance service in England and Wales on 1 December; [144608]
(2) many full-time paramedics were employed by (a) Lincolnshire Ambulance Service and (b) each ambulance service in England and Wales on 1 December. [144609]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the number of ambulance staff employed in the National Health Service by grade and organisation in England is shown in the table as at September 2002, the latest figures available. Information is not held centrally on the number of training places for paramedics.
Information for Wales is a matter for the devolved administration.
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NHS hospital and community health service: All ambulance staff in England and each specified Trust as at 30 September 2002 Whole time equivalent All ambulance staff Ambulance manager Ambulance paramedic Ambulance personnel Ambulance trainee RGH West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service NHS Trust 899 0 247 508 144 RH1 Royal Berkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 299 0 99 88 111 RHP Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust 250 9 167 60 14 RHR Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 199 0 94 72 33 RHY Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust 370 74 92 117 87 RJ1 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust 18 0 0 18 0 RJ9 Westcountry Ambulance Services NHS Trust 918 2 460 297 160 RKA West Midlands Metropolitan Ambulance Service NHS Trust 927 17 493 219 198 RKD Hampshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 373 20 173 126 54 RL5 Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust 222 8 105 98 11 RL6 Warwickshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 299 17 77 190 15 RMA Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust 758 41 327 278 111 RMD Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 654 16 165 462 12 RMZ East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust 871 2 457 394 19 RNY Oxfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust 138 5 55 52 26 RPH Kent Ambulance NHS Trust 619 18 189 324 88 RPQ Surrey Ambulance Service NHS Trust 348 6 147 155 40 RQ2 Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust 525 1 247 215 62 RR2 Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 67 3 38 24 2 RRU London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 2,426 152 752 1,139 383 RTJ Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust 1 1 0 0 0 RV1 Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 623 17 295 237 74 RV6 East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust 821 14 319 457 31 RVK North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust 590 7 254 277 52 174W175W
NHS hospital and community health service: All ambulance staff in England and each specified Trust as at 30 September 2002 Headcount All ambulance staff Ambulance manager Ambulance paramedic Ambulance personnel Ambulance trainee England 17,712 606 7,147 7,856 2,103 5GT Great Yarmouth PCT 1 1 0 0 0 5KC Durham and Chester-le-Street PCT 1 0 0 1 0 5LA Kensington and Chelsea PCT 4 0 1 3 0 5LC Westminster PCT 1 0 0 1 0 5MV Wolverhampton City PCT 15 15 0 0 0 RA9 South Devon Health Care NHS Trust 2 0 2 0 0 RB1 Avon Ambulance Service NHS Trust 370 4 196 97 73 RB4 Essex Ambulance Service NHS Trust 623 34 233 294 62 RB5 Gloucestershire Ambulance Services NHS Trust 222 21 103 78 20 RB6 Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust 792 7 281 398 106 RB7 Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 321 14 206 98 3 RB8 South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance and Paramedic Services NHS Trust 485 54 133 284 14 RBX Lincolnshire Ambulance and Health Transport Service NHS Trust 396 18 181 137 60 RE6 Cumbria Ambulance Service NHS Trust 311 5 121 151 34 RFU Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service NHS Trust 521 0 351 170 0 RGH West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service NHS Trust 1,025 0 252 628 145 RH1 Royal Berkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 306 0 101 93 112 RHP Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust 253 9 169 61 14 RHR Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 208 0 98 77 33 RHY Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust 371 75 92 117 87 RJ1 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust 18 0 0 18 0 RJ9 Westcountry Ambulance Services NHS Trust 927 2 464 301 160 RKA West Midlands Metropolitan Ambulance Service NHS Trust 932 17 495 222 198 RKD Hampshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 382 20 179 129 54 RL5 Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust 227 9 107 100 11 RL6 Warwickshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 304 17 77 195 15 RMA Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust 770 41 334 283 112 RMD Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 692 16 166 498 12 RMZ East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust 947 2 467 459 19 RNY Oxfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust 144 5 60 53 26 RPH Kent Ambulance NHS Trust 668 18 191 371 88 RPQ Surrey Ambulance Service NHS Trust 357 6 152 159 40 RQ2 Sussex Ambulance Service NHS Trust 535 1 254 218 62
All ambulance staff Ambulance manager Ambulance personal Ambulance trainee RR2 Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust 67 3 38 24 2 RRU London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 2,462 153 770 1,155 384 RTJ Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust 1 1 0 0 0 RV1 Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 631 17 298 242 74 RV6 East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust '827 14 320 462 31 RVK North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust 593 7 255 279 52 Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number
Source:
Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the percentage increase in emergency calls to ambulance trusts(a) over the last year and (b) over the last six years for (i) England and (ii) each ambulance trust. [144938]
Percentage increase in emergency calls from 1996–97 to 2002–03 and from 2001–02 to 2002–03 by ambulance service Ambulance service Number of emergency calls in 2002–03 (thousand) Percentage increase 2002–03 over 1996–97 Percentage increase 2002–03 over 2001–02 England 4,957.3 49 5 Rural services Cumbria Ambulance NHS Trust 33.9 79 15 North East Ambulance NHS Trust1 197.8 32 2 Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance NHS Trust1 164.4 23 6 East Midlands Ambulance NHS Trust1 301.6 81 1 Lincolnshire Ambulance NHS Trust 91.5 238 35 East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust 156.8 77 8 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust 137.7 69 5 Essex Ambulance NHS Trust 141.8 50 7 Sussex Ambulance NHS Trust 159.4 42 5 Kent Ambulance NHS Trust 144.8 72 26 Dorset Ambulance NHS Trust 67.3 61 -7 Hampshire Ambulance NHS Trust 119.1 80 27 Wiltshire Ambulance NHS Trust 47.2 124 10 Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (NHS Trust) 11.1 84 6 Royal Berkshire Ambulance NHS Trust 64.8 37 9 The Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust 98.3 87 23 Oxfordshire Ambulance NHS Trust 44.8 56 11 West Country Ambulance NHS Trust 157.6 59 9 Gloucestershire Ambulance NHS Trust 47.9 118 5 Hereford and Worcester Ambulance NHS Trust 43.5 51 7 Shropshire Ambulance Service 35.1 93 11 Staffordshire Ambulance NHS Trust 121.0 85 1 Warwickshire Ambulance NHS Trust 43.0 95 5 Lancashire Ambulance NHS Trust 132.5 37 -3 Urban services West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance NHS Trust 234.2 60 3 South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance NHS Trust 127.6 77 20 Surrey Ambulance NHS Trust 99.1 30 1 London Ambulance NHS Trust 1,030.6 25 -1 Avon Ambulance NHS Trust 84.1 66 7 West Midlands Metropolitan Ambulance NHS Trust 289.3 41 15 Mersey Regional Ambulance NHS Trust 247.4 35 1 Greater Manchester Ambulance NHS Trust 292.0 35 3 1 Service created in 1999; comparisons with 1996–97 are with the aggregate total for the pre-merger services. Note:
There may be more than one emergency call to a single incident
Source:
Form KA34
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§ Ms Rosie WintertonInformation about emergency calls to ambulance trusts is published annually in a statistical bulletin. The latest data are in "Ambulance Services, England: 2002–03", available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/sb0313.htm. The information requested is shown in the table.