§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each district health authority and for each year since, and including 1983 (a) the total number of whole time nursing staff in post, excluding agency staff, expressed as whole time equivalents, (b) the
Nursing and Midwifery Staff (excluding agency staff): England At 30 September Year Number of whole-time staff Number of part-time staff Part-time whole-time equivalent Total whole-time equivalent 1983 297,000 155,400 97,700 394,700 1984 296,700 155,800 97,100 393,700 1985 298,600 159,800 98,400 397,000 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower.
Notes: (1) Figures are independenly rounded to the nearest one hundred (100).
(2) Includes qualified nurses and midwives, learners and unqualified staff.
(3) Whole-time equivalent numbers of staff are calculated as the number of full-time staff, plus the total hours or sessions per week contracted by part-time staff divided by the number of hours or sessions in the appropriate standard working week for each group.