HC Deb 08 June 1982 vol 25 cc86-7W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many community midwives are employed by each health board in Northern Ireland.

Mr. John Patten

The term "community midwife" is not used by the Northern Ireland health and social services boards. The following table shows the numbers of district midwives and district nurse/midwives:

Health and Social Services Board District Midwives District Nurse/ Midwives Total
Eastern 30 73 103
Northern 10 87 97
Southern 5 65 70
Western 12 62 74

Health and Social Services Board District Midwives District Nursel Midwives Total
Northern Ireland
Total 57 287 344