HC Deb 24 November 1983 vol 49 cc278-9W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many community midwives are employed in each regional health authority in England.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The number of midwives, in whole time equivalent terms, employed solely in the community service in each regional health authority in England at 30 September 1982 are:

Regional Health Authorities Number
Northern 220
Yorkshire 270
Trent 450
East Anglian 200
North West Thames 190
North East Thames 240
South East Thames 250
South West Thames 160

Regional Health Authorities Number
Wessex 180
Oxford 160
South Western 140
West Midlands 430
Mersey 220
North Western 390

Note:

Excludes District nurse health visitor/midwife joint duty staff, agency staff and midwives employed to work in both the hospital and community.