HC Deb 06 June 1989 vol 154 cc98-100W
Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the numbers of doctors and nurses in Derbyshire in 1979; and in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Mellor

The available information is given in the tables. Due to the 1982 NHS re-organisation, consistent data is not available for earlier years for these Districts.

NHS Staff in post in North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire District Health Authorities
At 30 September Whole time equivalents
District health authority Medical and Dental Nursing and Midwife
1982 1987 1982 1987
1WTE 1WTE
North Derbyshire 84 88 1,875 2,161
Southern Derbyshire 202 184 3,939 3,947
Source: D of H (SM13) Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower.
1 All figures independently rounded to nearest whole time equivalent (WTE).
2 Figures includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff and exclude all consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by the regional health authority. The district health authority where

The new clinical grading structure for nursing, midwifery and health visitor staff
Numbers of old clinical grades assimilated to each of the new clinical grades on the basis of duties and responsibilities on 1 April 1988: South Derbyshire
Previous grade Staff3 Numbers transferred to each new clinical grade
(Whole time Equivalents) A B C D E F 2G H I
Nursing Auxiliary 941.53 853.73 79.80 8.00
Staff Nursery Nurse 18.10 11.70 6.40
Enrolled Nurse1 603.21 307.44 275.59 20.18
Enrolled District Nurse1 10.44 10.44
Senior Enrolled Nurse1 40.60 27.50 11.39 1.71
Staff Nurse1 657.48 169.07 451.03 37.38
Staff Midwife1 50.00 16.89 33.11
Deputy Sister1 18.37 17.33 1.00
Nursing Sister II1 451.92 264.02 174.22 13.69
Midwifery Sister II1 106.13 40.95 65.28
District Nurse (Sister II)1 94.33 94.33
Nursing Sister I 5.00 2.00 2.00 1.00
Midwifery Sister I 2.00 2.00
Health Visitor 94.53 94.53
Senior Nurse 9 53.00 11.00 34.00 8.00
Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) 11.00 5.00 5.00 1.00
Senior Nurse 7 33.60 15.60 15.00
Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 1.00 1.00
Clinical Teacher 22.16 22.16
Fieldwork Teacher 10.75 10.75
Practical Work Teacher 32.00 3.00 29.00
Tutor 19.53 19.53
Tutor Midwife 6.00 6.00
Post basic students
Enrolled 23.00 23.00
Staff Nurse 56.00 40.00 16.00
Deputy Sister
Sister II
Others 4.21 2.21 2.09
Totals 3,365.89 855.94 91.50 344.84 539.49 531.71 361.29 452.36 133.23 55.53
1 Excludes post basic students
2 Excludes some additional '6' posts which health authorities have indicated they intend to create in future on existing two-sister wards.
3 Staff in post plus vacancies.

those staff work cannot be identified centrally. There will therefore be more doctors and dentists actually working in North Derbyshire and Southern Derbyshire district health authorities than are accounted for in the table.

3 Includes agency nursing and midwifery staff.

FPC staff in post
Number of all practitioners Number of nurses Whole-time equivalent
1982 452 52 28
1987 507 103 56

Note: The number of doctors include all general medical practitioners (unrestricted and restricted principals, assistants and trainees) for which Derbyshire family practitioner committee was responsible. Also the number of nurses employed by those doctors, and their whole-time equivalent.