HL Deb 17 November 1983 vol 444 cc1437-41WA
Lord Blease

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many qualified doctors, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers, chiropodists, pharmacists, psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers respectively were employed:

(a) full-time; (b) part-time by each of the four Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Boards and directly by the Northern Ireland Department of Health and Social Services during each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Viscount Long

Available information as at 30th June for each given year is set out below. A breakdown between the numbers of part-time and full-time qualified para-medical staff employed by the Health and Personal Social Services Boards is not readily available.

Numbers and Whole Time Equivalents (WTE) of Selected Para-Medical Staff Employed by the Western Health and Social Services Board
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE
Physiotherapists 22 17.39 23 17.91 24 18.46 22 16.37 23 18.02
Radiographers 46 44.70 48 47.50 44 43.50 50 47.40 43 43.00
Chiropodists 7 6.00 5 4.50 6 5.50 7 6.50 8 7.50
Pharmacists 16 13.71 17 14.71 14 12.71 15 14.51 16 15.51
Psychologists 1 1.00 1 1.00 1 1.00 1 1.00 1 1.00
Occupational Therapists 6 4.79 11 9.60 10 9.05 11 10.06 15 14.02
Social Workers 70 67.73 82 80.08 89 86.99 99 97.54 104 102.08
*Includes both full-time and part-time staff.

DOCTORS Employed Full-Time and Part-Time by Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total
Eastern 926 319 1,245 974 349 1,323 959* 339* 1,298* 1,017* 315* 1,332* 1,037* 310* 1,347*
Northern 165 116 281 174 124 298 185 100 285 197 105 302 203 93 296
.Southern 168 103 271 179 94 273 186 96 282 187 95 282 184 88 272
Western 172 80 252 186 66 252 187 54 241 185 54 239 187 54 241
*Data for 1981, 1982 and 1983 exclude some staff who are appointed jointly by the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and Queen's University, Belfast, and are paid through the university.

DENTISTS Employed Full-Time and Part-Time by Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full- Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total
Eastern 67 36 103 72 50 122 65* 47* 112* 70* 51* 121* 70* 46* 116*
Northern 16 10 26 17 9 26 15 10 25 15 10 25 15 10 25
Southern 14 2 16 14 3 17 14 3 17 13 5 18 14 4 18
Western 15 7 22 14 8 22 13 8 21 12 8 20 13 8 21
*Data for 1981, 1982 and 1983 exclude some staff who are appointed jointly by the Eastern Health and Social Services Board and Queen's University, Belfast, and are paid through the university.

NURSES Employed Full-Time and Part-Time by Health and Social Services Boards in Northern Ireland
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total Full-Time Part-Time Total
Eastern 3.132 1.987 5.119 3.321 2,220 5,541 3,546 2.377 5.923 3,862 2,452 6,314 4,198 2,435 6,633
Northern 1.219 659 1.878 1.213 774 1.987 1,357 815 2,172 1,365 802 2.167 1,477 804 2.281
Southern 1,211 691 1.902 1,158 825 1,983 1.219 892 2.111 1.281 888 2,169 1,321 888 2,209
Western 1.420 277 1.697 1.498 291 1,789 1,559 320 1,879 1,617 328 1,945 1,703 315 2,018

(WTE) of Selected Para-Medical Staff Employed by the Eastern Health and Social Services Board
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE
Physiotherapists 194 145.83 197 143.05 208 154.46 230 176.74 234 181.39
Radiographers 198 176.51 199 178.2 200 176.22 213 190.62 221 200.45
Chiropodists 32 24.07 36 25.70 40 28.20 32 23.20 37 27.70
Pharmacists 60 57.37 63 59.67 63 60.37 62 59.81 61 59.14
Psychologists 23 22.00 23 22.50 23 22.50 23 22.50 24 22.29
Occupational Therapists 59 52.61 62 55.63 79 72.04 90 82.57 108 98.16
Social Workers 262 249.76 306 286.57 372 351.31 422 400.27 454 431.59
*Includes both full-time and part-time staff.

Numbers and Whole Time Equivalents (WTE) of Selected Para-Medical Staff Employed by the Northern Health and Social Services Board
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE Number* WTE
Physiotherapists 40 29.38 42 31.40 49 34.83 42 30.29 48 36.13
Radiographers 63 50.86 71 53.64 72 55.76 72 54.96 73 57.59
Chiropodists 25 19.32 26 19.82 28 21.32 26 19.79 26 20.29
Pharmacists 20 18.65 16 15.05 18 17.01 20 19.01 21 18.61
Psychologists 6 6.00 5 5.00 6 5.09 4 4.00 5 5.00
Occupational Therapists 17 16.30 19 18.90 22 20.61 22 19.69 28 24.87
Social Workers 124 118.97 138 130.31 158 148.61 175 167.29 188 179.75
*Includes both full-time and part-time staff.