HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc194-5W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of community nurses per 1,000 population aged 75 years and over in health authorities in the Yorkshire region for the years 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977.

COMMUNITY NURSES*—NUMBER OF WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT PER 1,000 POPULATION AGED 75 AND OVER
1974 1975 1976
Yorkshire Region … 7.77 8.17 8.19
Humberside Area Health Authority … 7.99 8.80 9.38
North Yorkshire Area Health Authority … 5.97 7.44 7.26
Bradford Area Health Authority … 8.61 8.53 7.73
Calderdale Area Health Authority … 8.36 8.14 7.57
Kirklees Area Health Authority … 8.84 8.29 8.93
Leeds Area Health Authority … 7.47 7.21 7.17
Wakefield Area Health Authority … 9.88 10.26 10.52
* Includes health visitors and district nurses and State registered nurses and State enrolled nurses assisting them, but excludes school health service staff.

Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the percentage increase in the number of community nurses employed in each health authority in the Yorkshire region between convenient comparable dates in 1975 and 1977.

Mr. Moyle

Figures for 1977 are not yet available. Between 1975 and 1976, the information is as follows:

COMMUNITY NURSES* PERCENTAGE CHANGE 1975/1976
Yorkshire Region … +3.2
Humberside AHA … +9.2
North Yorks AHA … +2.4
Bradford AHA … -7.7
Calderdale AHA … -5.3
Kirklees AHA … +8.8
Leeds AHA … +2.6
Wakefield AHA … +8.4
*Includes health visitors and district nurses and State registered nurses and State enrolled nurses assisting them, but excludes school health service staff.