§ 1986. Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each health authority the total number of nursing staff employed in(a) 1979, where possible, (b) 1982 and (c)
§ Mr. NewtonThe available information is in the table. Data for district health authorities could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
NHS Nursing and Midwifery Staff (including agency) by Regional Health Authority at 30 September Whole-time equivalent12 Region 1979 1982 1986 Northern 23,900 26,400 27,400 Yorkshire 27,000 30,000 30,300 Trent 32,500 35,400 37,100 East Anglian 12,800 14,400 15,600 North West Thames 26,800 29,100 28,700 North East Thames 30,900 35,100 34,300 South East Thames 29,000 31,600 30,400 South West Thames 23,800 25,000 24,400 Wessex 19,700 21,600 23,100 Oxford 14,700 16,700 16,900 South Western 23,600 26,100 27,000 West Midlands 36,300 41,100 42,500 Mersey 21,000 22,500 22,300 North Western 32,200 37,000 37,900 London Post-Graduate Special Health Authorities 4,100 5,200 4,900 England 358,400 397,100 402,700 Source: DHSS — Annual Census of NHS Non-medical Manpower. 1 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest one hundred (100) whole-time equivalents. 2 No adjustments have been made for the change in nurses' working hours (from 40 to 37.5 hours per week) during 1980–81.