HC Deb 24 November 1983 vol 49 cc242-3W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many community midwives are employed in each area health authority in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

Health Authority Number of Community Midwives Employed*
Clwyd 17
East Dyfed —
Gwent 48
Gwynedd —
Mid Glamorgan 55
Powys —
South Glamorgan 49
West Glamorgan 43
Pembrokeshire —
* Whole-time equivalents as at 30.9.81.

There are also 261 district nurses-midwives employed by health authorities in Wales, but it is not possible accurately to apportion their time between midwifery and other work.