§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community psychiatric nurses there have been in each health region in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. MellorInformation in the exact form requested is not available. However, the number of nursing staff employed in the community psychiatric service in each regional health authority at 30 September 1986 and 1987 is shown in the table.
Community Psychiatric Nursing Staff1 : England 30 September wholetime equivalent2 Regional health authority 1986 1987 England 2,530 2,770 Northern 160 180 Yorkshire 200 220 Trent 260 290 East Anglian 110 110 North West Thames 170 160 North East Thames 140 180 South East Thames 210 150 South West Thames 210 220 Wessex 180 200 Oxford 120 120 South Western 150 200 West Midlands 250 290 Mersey 160 190 North Western 230 280 London PG Special Health Authorities 3 3 Source:
D of H annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.
Notes:
1 These figures include all registered and enrolled nurses and unqualified nursing staff employed in the community psychiatric service. It is not possible to identify separately those who have undertaken the post-basic specialist course in community psychiatric nursing.
2 All figures independently rounded to nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.
3 Less than five whole-time equivalents.