§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of nurses presently employed by Leeds West district health authority; and what the numbers have been for each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. NewtonSuch figures as are available are shown in the table.
Because of the 1982 NHS reorganisation figures on a consistent basis with those for later years are not available centrally for the years prior to 1982.
National Health Service nursing and midwifery staff (including agency) Leeds western district health authority at 30 September Whole time equivalent1 1982 3,290 1983 3,250 1984 3,330 1985 3,380 1986 3,360 Source: Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower. 1 Figures are rounded to nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give details of the total funds made available for each year between 1983 and the present for the post-basic training of nurses for neonatal intensive care and the number of nurses trained, by regional health authority.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the funding made available by health authorities for post-basic training of nurses for neo-natal intensive care nursing is not held centrally. It is for health authorities to determine their post-basic training needs, and the resources which can be allocated, in the light of local needs and priorities.
The numbers of nurses who completed training for special-intensive care of the newborn in each region during the year ended 31 March 1987 were:
Number Northern Nil Yorkshire Nil Trent 47 East Anglian 24 North West Thames 51 North East Thames 21 South East Thames 12 South West Thames 11 Wessex 10 Oxford 23 South Western 45 West Midlands 47 Mersey Nil North Western 14 Similar information for earlier years is not readily available.