§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of nurses employed by each district health authority in the Mersey region in each of the last five years, showing what percentage of the cost resulted from the employment of agency nurses in each case.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested for the latest available five-year period is shown in the table:
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1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Mersey Region £ thousand Non-NHS per cent. £ thousand Non-NHS per cent. £ thousand Non-NHS per cent. £ thousand Non-NHS per cent. £ thousand Non-NHS per cent. Southport & Formby 8,410 0.06 8,605 0.01 8,992 0.08 9,432 0.03 10,279 0.08 South Sefton 15,005 0.07 15,323 Nil 16,108 Nil 17,118 Nil 18,621 — Wirral 20,499 Nil 20,505 Nil 21,178 Nil 22,164 Nil 24,133 Nil Districts Total 151,470 0.06 156,585 0.08 165,153 0.27 175,795 0.27 191,987 0.39 Mersey RHA 408 1.64 459 1.19 481 0.89 537 1.53 597 0.82 Region Total 151,878 0.06 157,044 0.08 165,634 0.27 176,332 0.28 192,584 0.39 Note:The percentage figures show the proportion of total expenditure attributable to the employment of non-National Health Service (agency, etc.) nursing and midwifery staff. Insignificant percentage figures (ie less than 0.005 per cent.) have been indicated by the use of a dash (—).
Source:Annual accounts submitted to the Department by the health authorities comprising the Mersey region.