HC Deb 15 December 1975 vol 902 cc516-7W
Mr. Tierney

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (I) if she will give the up-to-date figure for unfilled vacancies for portering, domestic, laundry and maintenance staff in the Birmingham Area Health Authority.

(2) if she will give the latest figures for unfilled vacancies for nurses, trained and untrained, for the Birmingham Area Health Authority.

Dr. Owen

Unfilled vacancies at 5th December were:

Portering staff 16.5
Domestic staff 26.0
Laundry staff 19.2
Maintenance staff 26.5
The figures are given as full-time equivalents.
Trained Nurses 127
Untrained Nurses 101

Mr. Tierney

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if she will give the recruitment figures for portering, domestic, laundry and maintenance staff for the Birmingham Area Health Authority in 1974–75 and 1973–74;

(2) if she will give the recruitment figures for nurses, trained and untrained,

Month and Year 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
January … … … … … 71.3 82.2 73.5 73.1
February … … … … … 83.1 76.3 72.1 81.0
March … … … … … 76.6 58.5 77.0 76.4
April … … … … … 67.8 56.8 72.3 86.2
May … … … … … 70.5 68.6 76.2 70.6
June … … … … … 73.5 67.0 69.1 72.5
July … … … … … 74.5 78.1 77.0 73.5
August … … … … … 78.1 68.3 81.1 75.7
September … … … … 68.4 73.0 76.6 74.6 72.6
October … … … … 66.9 73.5 74.7 76.1 69.9
November … … … … 69.7 76.4 77.7 84.9 69.0
December … … … … 64.0 65.9 73.3 57.4 [...]
Average number of available beds in Year … … … … 74.0 112.9 111.0 109.4 114.8
… Not open.