HC Deb 24 July 1987 vol 120 c710W
Mr. Gregory

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many midwives and health visitors are employed by each of the health authorities in the Yorkshire regional health authority.

Mrs. Currie

The figures are shown in the table:

National Health Service midwives and health visitors in post Yorkshire region by district health authority at 30 September 1985
Whole time equivalents1
Midwives2 Health visitors3
Hull district health authority 98 56
East Yorkshire district health authority 61 40
Grimsby district health authority 78 30
Scunthorpe district health authority 58 35
Northallerton district health authority 22 25
York district health authority 89 54
Scarborough district health authority 43 36
Harrogate district health authority 61 25
Bradford district health authority 183 91
Airedale district health authority 70 36
Calderdale district health authority 89 54
Huddersfield district health authority 78 54
Dewsbury district health authority 90 40
Leeds Western (teaching) district health authority 118 67
Leeds Eastern (teaching) district health authority 156 78
Wakefield district health authority 79 31
Pontefract district health authority 86 38
Yorkshire regional health authority 1,457 790

Source: DHSS Annual Census of National Health Service Non-Medical Manpower.

1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole time equivalent.

2 Includes Agency Midwives.

3Includes Health Visitor Fieldwork Teachers., Health Visitors (TB), Dual Triple Posts (HV/DN/MID) Bank and School Health Visitors.

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