§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses and midwives were employed in National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1959, expressed in terms of whole-time equivalents.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is given in the table.
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National Health Service hospital nursing and midwifery staff at 30 September each year Whole-time equivalents Year England and Wales England 1959 196,000 — 1960 197,900 — 1961 198,900 — 1962 205,300 — 1963 207,700 — 1964 212,400 — 1965 222,400 — 1966 231,500 — 1967 239,300 — 1968 241,300 — 1969 245,900 — 1970 252,800 — 1971 263,500 256,100 1972 — 272,500 1973 — 276,400 1974 — 281,300 1975 — 304,600 1976 — 306,200 1977 — 306,300 1978 — 313,000 1979 — 319,300 1980 — 330,200 1981 — 347,700 1982 — 351,900 1983 — 350,500 1984 — 350,400 1985 — 352,500 1986 — 354,700 1987 — 356,100 140W
Average daily available beds by ward type, by District Health Authority, 1987—88 District Health Authority 1Acute General patients elderly Maternity Mental illness 2Mental handicap 2Total Northern Hartlepool 342 158 58 84 0 642 North Tees 429 183 76 142 39 869 South Tees 1,019 320 116 314 0 1,768 East Cumbria 540 276 58 590 0 1,465 South Cumbria 390 291 59 65 5 810 West Cumbria 312 207 53 118 246 935 Darlington 413 163 46 17 380 1,019 Durham 447 235 52 77 265 1,075 North West Durham 339 171 35 51 0 596 South West Durham 308 216 63 1,005 22 1,614 Northumberland 654 341 97 751 1,533 3,376 Gateshead 467 236 64 528 0 1,295 Newcastle 1,935 489 142 629 0 3,195 North Tyneside 398 209 60 14 0 680 South Tyneside 378 173 58 138 69 816 Sunderland 1,082 408 116 681 27 2,315 Yorkshire Hull 1,012 264 68 11 473 1,827 East Yorkshire 481 236 66 673 0 1,455 Grimsby 450 224 65 43 132 914 Scunthorpe 399 235 58 53 115 859 Northallerton 260 81 32 0 36 408 York 691 324 82 750 218 2,066 Scarborough 351 177 45 49 0 621 Harrogate 501 210 59 47 94 910 Bradford 1,129 436 185 218 363 2,330 Airedale 425 226 72 449 78 1,250 Calderdale 472 310 92 179 91 1,144 Huddersfield 445 339 52 813 45 1,693 Dewsbury 394 230 84 0 0 708 Leeds Western 1,338 507 112 852 0 2,809 Leeds Eastern 1,235 412 142 155 460 2,404 Wakefield 584 170 56 741 259 1,810 Pontefract 373 241 59 154 0 827 Trent North Derbyshire 579 390 82 232 372 1,655 Source: Department of Health (SM13) annual census of National Health Service non-medical manpower.
Notes:
1. Includes qualified nurses and midwives, learners and unqualified nursing staff.
2. The England and Wales figures are based on a slightly different definition to those for England. In addition, because of changes and improvements in the collection and processing of the data between 1959 and 1987 the information is not strictly comparable. England only figures are not available prior to 1971.
3. The figures have not been adjusted for changes in the working week introduced over the period shown.
4. Figures rounded to the nearest 100 whole-time equivalents.