§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS(a)doctors and (b)nurses there were in Blackpool, South in each of the last seven years. [173070]
The qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and practice nurses employed by unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs)1for Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority and by organisation As at 30 September Nurses 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA 13,359 13,400 13,859 13,494 13,794 15,011 15,049 Of which 4NC42 Blackpool PCG — — 63 52 — — — 5HP Blackpool PCT — — — — 64 284 307 5HE Fylde PCT — — — — 28 142 155 5HF Wyre PCT — — — — 45 224 223 QCY North West Lancashire HA 7 7 6 10 20 — — Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire StHA — — — — — — 1 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services 845 865 871 868 910 — — RMR Blackpool Victoria Hospital Trust 911 939 968 973 1,140 — — RXL Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust — — — — — 1,497 1,475 RJU Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 701 746 775 772 603 — — RMF Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 1,272 1,234 1,264 1,256 1,330 RXN Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — — — — — 1,915 1,928 1UPEs include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried Gps. Notes: 1. Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2002 following the merger of Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services and Blackpool Victoria Hospital Trust. Community elements of Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services formed Blackpool PCT (together with Blackpool PCG), Fylde PCT and Wyre PCT. 2. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2002 following the merger of Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Sources: Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census 162W
Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS) Doctors1and general medical practitioners (excluding retainers) for Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority by organisation As at 30 September All doctors1 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA 3,173 3,283 3,263 3,380 3,350 3,413 3,494 Of which 4NC42 Blackpool PCG 2– 2– 82 85 2– 2– 2– 5HP Blackpool PCT 2– 2– 2– 2– 84 96 101 5HE Fylde PCT 2– 2– 2– 2– 40 38 43 5HF Wyre PCT 2– 2– 2– 2– 69 72 73 QCY North West Lancashire HA 8 10 8 8 5 2– Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire StHA 2– 2– 2– 2– 2– 10 12 RML Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services 61 62 69 74 67 2– 2– RMR Blackpool Victoria Hospital Trust 258 270 286 292 303 2– 2– RXL Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 2– 2– 2– 2– 2– 335 341 RJU Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 106 115 123 118 142 2– 2– RMF Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 312 339 316 355 348 2– 2– 1Excludes hospital medical, hospital practitioners and hospital medical clinical assistants, most of whom are GPs working part time in hospitals. 2Not available Data as at 30 September every year except GP as at 1 October 1997—99 Source Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not gathered on a constituency basis. The tables show information based on national health service organisations serving the Blackpool, South area.