§ Lord BLEASEasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish details of the Nursing Services in each of the four Health and Social Services Board areas in Northern Ireland, for each quarter since 1977, and for the following categories:—
- (a) total number of nursing staff employed;
- (b) total number of trained nursing staff employed, full time;
- (c) total number of other nursing grades employed, full time;
- (d) total number of trained nursing staff employed, part time;
- (e) total number of other nursing grades employed, part time.
§ Lord ELTONThe information is as follows:1560WA
EASTERN BOARD Quarter Ending Total Nursing Staff Trained Nurses Full-Time Other Nurses Full-Time Trained Nurses Part-Time Other Nurses Part-Time 31 March 1977 9,041 3,027 3,342 1,720 952 30 June 1977 9,144 3,060 3,396 1,742 946 30 Sept. 1977 9,218 3,060 3,442 1,776 940 31 Dec. 1977 9,257 3,124 3,410 1,778 945 31 March 1978 9,453 3,102 3,313 1,804 964 30 June 1978 9,531 3,070 3,631 1,853 977 30 Sept. 1978 9,608 3,057 3,693 1,850 1,008 31 Dec. 1978 9,641 3,155 3,565 1,903 1,018 31 March 1979 9,796 3,161 3,660 1,947 1,028 30 June 1979 9,812 3,132 3,661 1,987 1,032 30 Sept.1979 9,922 3,123 3,732 2,022 1,045 31 Dec. 1979 10,048 3,195 3,684 2,104 1,065 31 March 1980 10,253 3,227 3,778 2,184 1,064 30 June 1980 10,376 3,321 3,774 2,220 1,061 30 Sept. 1980 10,591 3,309 3,067 2,288 1,087
NORTHERN BOARD Quarter Ending Total Nursing Staff Trained Nurses Full-Time Other Nurses Full-Time Trained Nurses Part-Time Other Nurses Part-Time 31 March 1977 2,382 1,191 595 516 80 30 June 1977 2,375 1,180 592 525 78 30 Sept. 1977 2,446 1,208 636 525 77 31 Dec. 1977 2,427 1,197 603 551 76 31 March 1978 2,468 1,188 632 571 77 30 June 1978 2,438 1,186 587 579 86 30 Sept. 1978 2,474 1,201 606 581 86 31 Dec. 1978 2,508 1,216 603 606 83 31 March 1979 2,571 1,228 636 624 83 30 June 1979 2,604 1,219 634 659 92 30 Sept. 1979 2,650 1,204 663 683 94 31 Dec. 1979 2,663 1,212 645 710 96 31 March 1980 2,749 1,209 684 751 103 30 June 1980 2,774 1,213 678 774 109 30 Sept. 1980 2,815 1,247 692 768 108
WESTERN BOARD Quarter Ending Total Nursing Staff Trained Nurses Full-Time Other Nurses Full-Time Trained Nurses Part-Time Other Nurses Part-Time 31 March 1977 2,544 1,294 975 225 50 30 June 1977 2,587 1,339 968 224 56 30 Sept. 1977 2,621 1,329 1,006 230 56 31 Dec. 1977 2,579 1,332 958 233 56 31 March 1978 2,658 1,340 1,021 241 56 30 June 1978 2,694 1,349 1,027 264 54 30 Sept. 1978 2,811 1,384 1,086 280 61 31 Dec. 1978 2,689 1,374 986 271 58 31 March 1979 2,747 1,386 1,040 67 54 30 June 1979 2,794 1,420 1,043 277 54 30 Sept. 1979 2,815 1,428 1,051 285 51 31 Dec. 1979 2,798 1,468 993 289 48 31 March 1980 2,862 1,485 1,016 303 45 30 June 1980 2,646 1,498 291 43 30 Sept. 1980 2,919 1,529 1,048 301 41
SOUTHERN BOARD Quarter Ending Total Nursing Staff Trained Nurses Full-Time Other Nurses Full-Time Trained Nurses Part-Time Other Nurses Part-Time 31 March 1977 2,567 1,172 883 436 126 30 June 1977 2,538 1,189 779 442 129 30 Sept. 1977 2,585 1,191 816 451 127 31 Dec. 1977 2,576 1,211 791 444 130 31 March 1978 2,629 1,229 821 448 131 30 June 1978 2,635 1,250 795 456 134 30 Sept. 1978 2,734 1,220 860 517 137 31 Dec. 1978 2,779 1,232 537 563 147 31 March 1979 2,870 1,216 882 622 150 30 June 1979 2,911 1,211 848 691 161 30 Sept. 1979 2,981 1,187 890 724 180 31 Dec. 1979 2,944 1,158 843 758 185 31 March 1980 3,022 1,158 868 803 193 30 June 1980 3,016 1,158 843 825 190 30 Sept. 1980 3,041 1,141 883 827 190