HC Deb 01 February 1988 vol 126 c491W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each year since 1976, for

National Health Service nursing and midwifery staff by grade: Special Care Baby Units1 2 by regional health authority as at 30 September
Whole-time equivalents3
Sisters Staff nurses and midwives Other nursing staff4
Region 1981 1986 1981 1986 1981 1986
Northern 35 52 31 53 42 55
Yorkshire 28 72 28 79 28 69
Trent 69 90 60 117 131 144
East Anglian 25 30 48 55 46 40
North West Thames 40 65 31 59 69 73
North East Thames 22 41 23 48 29 31
South East Thames 17 56 25 72 20 85
South West Thames 22 31 18 35 29 28
Wessex 20 43 29 74 34 53
Oxford 21 43 31 75 28 43
South Western 40 47 65 92 50 50
West Midlands 27 108 19 96 81 186
Mersey 50 40 14 33 65 49
North Western 56 109 16 76 63 108
London post-graduate special health authorities — 10 — 17 — 11
England 471 834 439 981 714 1,023
Source: DHSS Annual census of National Health Service non-medical manpower.
1 Excludes Agency staff.
2 Occupation codes identifying the Special Care Baby Unit area of work were introduced in 1981 therefore some of the apparent increases in staff in this area of work during this period may be partially due to improvements in coding.
3 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole-time equivalent.
4 Includes Enrolled nurses, Auxiliaries and other unqualified nursing staff.
5 Includes Senior Nurses/Midwives.