HC Deb 16 January 1989 vol 145 cc44-5W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by health authority the number of state enrolled nurses, state registered nurses and auxiliaries(a) in post and (b) vacancies for each year since 1983.

Mr. Mellor

[holding answer 12 December 1988]: The numbers of registered and enrolled nurses and nursing auxiliaries in each regional health authority at 30 September 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 are given in the tables.

Region 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
ENGLAND TOTAL 153,610 156,530 161,730 164,840 168,310
1 Includes district nurses and health visitors; excludes agency staff. Includes staff in "Other statutory authorities" (for example, Public Health Laboratory Service and the Health Education Authority) not previously collected in annual manpower censuses. Figures are therefore not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalents.
3 Figures less than 10.

Source: Department of Health annual census of National Health Service non-medical manpower.

National Health Service enrolled nurses 30 September each year
Whole-time equivalents1
Region 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
1. Northern RHA 5,460 5,530 5,640 5,650 5,670
2. Yorkshire RHA 5,740 5,830 5,980 5,950 5,880
3. Trent RHA 6,760 6,920 7,180 7,190 7,190
4. East Anglia RHA 2,330 2,470 2,570 2,620 2,670
5. North West Thames RHA 4,520 4,690 4,720 4,580 4,340
6. North East Thames RHA 5,770 5,750 5,760 5,560 5,510
7. South East Thames RHA 5,200 5,180 5,210 5,220 5,140
8. South West Thames RHA 4,080 4,080 4,080 3,930 3,790
9. Wessex RHA 3,290 3,350 3,390 3,380 3,370
10. Oxford RHA 2,430 2,540 2,580 2,600 2,600
11. South Western RHA 4,380 4,390 4,520 4,590 4,570
12. West Midlands RHA 7,470 7,620 7,840 7,810 7,870
13. Mersey RHA 4,570 4,630 4,710 4,680 4,490
14. North Western RHA 6,950 7,230 7,300 7,260 7,140
20. London PG(T) 1,060 1,000 930 920 820
ENGLAND TOTAL 70,020 71,210 72,400 71,930 71,050
1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalents.

Source: Department of Health annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.

National Health Service ancillary staff1 30 September each year
Whole-time equivalents2
Region 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
1. Northern RHA 5,880 5,720 5,810 5,930 6,090
2. Yorkshire RHA 6,790 6,690 6,790 6,860 6,800
3. Trent RHA 8,670 8,630 9,020 9,170 9,340
4. East Anglian RHA 3,900 3,820 3,940 3,940 4,020
5. North West Thames RHA 5,360 4,980 5,010 5,250 5,270
6. North East Thames RHA 6,430 6,240 6,280 6,190 6,420
7. South East Thames RHA 6,570 6,220 6,110 6,050 6,290
8. South West Thames RHA 5,710 5,560 5,590 5,550 5,580
9. Wessex RHA 6,150 6,210 6,400 6,520 6,620
10. Oxford RHA 4,140 4,170 4,070 4,070 4,110
11. South Western RHA 7,080 7,090 7,300 7,420 7,650
12. West Midlands RHA 10,360 10,160 10,480 10,410 10,610
13. Mersey RHA 5,740 5,480 5,610 5,590 5,570
14. North Western RHA 8,800 8,620 8,730 8,810 8,890
20. London PG (T) 620 550 520 510 720
ENGLAND TOTAL 92,200 90,160 91,640 92,250 93,990
1 Includes all unqualified nursing staff but excludes agency staff.
2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalents.
Source: Department of Health annual census of National Health Service non-medical manpower.

Information about vacancies is not collected by the Department. However, a sample survey for the pay review body showed the proportion of nursing and midwifery staff posts at 31 March each year which had been vacant for three months or more as:

Percentage
1984 2.5
1985 2.5
1986 3.2
1987 3.5