§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants are currently employed by the Trent regional health authority.
§ Mr. MellorOn 30 September 1987, there were 1,322 consultants in post in the Trent region, of these 657 were employed by the regional health authority. This figure includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff.
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many:(a) speech therapists and (b) physiotherapy-ists are currently employed by the Trent regional health authority;
(2)how many nurses are currently employed by the Trent regional health authority;
(3)how many midwives are currently employed by the Trent regional health authority.
§ Mr. MellorThe table gives the number of staff in post in the Trent region for the groups mentioned:
No. in post WTE Speech Therapists 260 Physiotherapists 890 Nurses 35,800 Midwives 2,170 Of these only 100 (WTE) nurses are employed by Trent regional health authority itself.
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hours are worked by junior doctors employed by the Trent regional health authority in an average(a) week and (b) month.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not collect information centrally. The hon. Member should contact the chairman of Trent regional health authority for an answer to his question.
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are waiting for treatment in the following specialties in the Trent health region at the latest available date(a) orthopaedics, (b) gynaecology, (c) ear, nose and throat, (d) plastic surgery and (e) cardio-thoracic surgery.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is given in the table.
In-patient waiting list for selected specialties, Trent Regional Health Authority, 31 March 1988 Specialty Number waiting Traumatic and Orthopaedics 13,097 Gynaecology 8,324 Ear, Nose and Throat 8,295 Plastic Surgery 3,706 Cardiothoracic Surgery 773
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals in the Trent regional health authority have 250 beds or more.
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§ Mr. FreemanIn 1986, the latest year for which we have available information, there were 37 hospitals with 250 or more average daily available beds in Trent region.
§ Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are waiting for day treatment at hospitals in the Trent health region at the latest available date; and what has been the percentage change in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. MellorThere were 9,870 patients on the day case waiting list in Trent at March 1988. There is no comparable figure for March 1987 as day case waiting list statistics were not collected at that time.