§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the change in real terms for the Bradford district health authority between 1978 and 1983 in the (a) number of inpatient cases treated by hospitals, (b) number of day cases treated by hospitals, (c) number of outpatient attendances dealt with by hospitals, (d) spending on health services and (e) number of doctors and nurses.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 1 April 1985, c. 497]: I am now able to respond to my hon. Friend as follows:
(e) Number of Doctors and Nurses
Medical Practitioners
Figures for Senior Registrars and Consultants are not included as figures held centrally as not split by district.
493W
Medical Staff Change 1978 1983 Number Percentage 272 292 +20 +7.3 Nursing and Midwifery Staff
The earliest available figures that relate to district health authorities are for 30 September 1979. It is therefore not possible to provide the figures required. However, comparison of 1979 and 1983 is as follows: 494W
Nursing Staff (Whole Time Equivalents) Change 1979 1983 Number Percentage 2,675 2,940 +265 +9.9 Any comparison of cost or manpower against throughout of patients is an extremely crude measure because it does not take into account varying factors such as age of patients and type and complexity of treatment given.