§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses have been recruited in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [102308]
§ Mr. BrowneFigures are provided in the following tables. 197W
Non-bank nurses1 who have been recruited to work in trusts in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997 (headcount figures given only) Trust 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Foyle Community HSS Trust 40 26 46 42 60 36 Royal Hospitals 160 191 253 281 289 341 Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust 74 111 71 39 63 92 North and West Belfast HSS Trust 25 19 22 16 51 30 Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 26 27 18 30 38 47 Causeway HSS Trust 84 61 85 66 72 84 Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust 13 24 36 21 48 85 United Hospitals HSS Trust 107 103 93 120 74 82 Total 1,040 1,250 1,420 1,478 1,591 2,094 1 Bank nurses have been excluded from these figures—they cover for staffing shortfalls and fluctuating workloads in order to maintain service delivery
Bank nurses who have been recruited to work in trusts in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997 (headcount figures given only) Trust 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 South and East Belfast HSS Trust 1 19 0 5 3 9 Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust 2 5 3 8 7 14 Southern Board HQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Homefirst Community HSS Trust 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust 1 20 16 7 37 41 Sperrin/Lakeland HSS Trust 26 37 35 22 33 26 Blood Transfusion Service 0 0 1 0 0 0 Altnagelvin Group HSS Trust 26 31 35 45 23 21 Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust 11 11 7 9 8 8 Craigavon Area Hospital Group HSS Trust 6 8 17 34 17 38 Ulster Community and Hospitals Group HSS Trust 20 10 32 32 29 29 Down Lisburn HSS Trust 33 23 22 32 55 39 Regional Medical Physics Agency n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Foyle Community HSS Trust 27 53 45 24 14 27 Royal Hospitals 12 3 32 31 19 22 Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust 14 12 21 9 14 9 North and West Belfast HSS Trust 4 13 3 7 15 18 Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 0 0 0 0 14 72 n/a = Not applicable
1 Unable to provide