§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what instruction he has as to how many(a) trained and (b) untrained nursing staff were employed in (i) the private sector and (ii) the public sector, for each of the years 1978 to 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe available information is given in the tables.
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Table 1 NHS nursing and midwifery staff in post (excluding agency) at 30 September each year, England Whole-time Equivalents1 Years Qualified2 Unqualified3 Total 1978 188,260 159,240 347,500 1979 192,010 162,410 354,420 1980 197,900 167,950 365,860 1981 212,100 175,910 388,010 1982 219,300 174,740 394,040 1983 223,620 171,070 394,680 1984 227,730 166,010 393,740
Years Qualified2 Unqualified3 Total 1985 234,130 162,900 397,030 1986 236,770 160,470 397,240 1987 239,360 158,550 397,910 1988 241,920 155,920 397,840 1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) wholetime equivalent. 2 Includes qualified nurses and midwives, health visitors and district nurses. 3 Includes learners and unqualified nursing staff. Note: The figures have not been adjusted for the reduction in the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours introduced in 1980–81.
Source: DH (SM13) Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower
Table 2 Nursing staff (whole time equivalents), Independent sector hospitals, Nursing homes and Clinics, England Year1 Nursing staff Total 1Trained 1Untrained 1982 12,208 10,416 22,623 1983 13,754 11,918 25,672 1984 15,446 13,986 29,432 1985 18,354 17,730 36,084 1986 21,683 23,266 44,949 1988 25,836 30,611 56,447 1 The figures for 1988 relate to the number in post (wholetime equivalents) at 31 March, the previous years figures relate to the numbers in post at 31 December 2 Registered nurses and midwives, enrolled nurses 3 Nursing auxiliaries/assistants and other non-registered/enrolled nursing staff Source: SBH212 return 1982–1986
K036 return 1988
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for each year since 1959 the number of nurses employed by the National Health Service, with each year also expressed as a percentage change of the previous year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is given in the table.
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National Health Service nursing and midwifery staff in post (including agency) at 30 September each year Whole-time equivalent1 Years England and Wales2 Percentage change from previous year3 England Percentage change from previous year3 1959 196,000 n/a — — 1960 197,900 1.0 — — 1961 198,900 0.5 — — 1962 205,300 3.2 — — 1963 207,700 1.2 — — 1964 212,400 2.2 — — 1965 222,400 4.7 — — 1966 231,500 4.1 — — 1967 239,300 3.4 — — 1968 241,300 0.8 — — 1969 245,900 1.9 — — 1970 252,800 2.8 — — 1971 263,500 42 285,400 n/a 1972 — — 303,200 6.2 1973 — — 308,500 1.8 1974 — — 314,100 1.8 1975 — — 336,600 7.2 1976 — — 341,700 1.5 1977 — — 343,200 0.4 1978 — — 351,000 2.3 1979 — — 358,400 2.1 1980 — — 370,100 3.2 1981 — — 391,800 5.9
Years England and Wales2 Percentage change from previous year3 England Percentage change from previous year3 1982 — — 397,100 1.4 1983 — — 397,100 * 1984 — — 397,500 0.1 1985 — — 401,200 0.9 1986 — — 402,700 0.4 1987 — — 404,000 0.3 1988 — — 403,900 * Source: Department of Health (SM 13) Annual Census of National Health Service Non-Medical Manpower. 1 The manpower figures are independently rounded to the nearest hundred (100) wholetime equivalents. Percentage changes calculated on unrounded figures.* indicates less than 0.1 per cent. 2 England and Wales figures are for hospital based staff only whereas England figures related to total nursing and midwifery staff. In addition, because of changes and improvements in the collection and processing of the data between 1959 and 1988 the information is not strictly comparable. Figures for England only are not available prior to 1971. 3 Includes qualified nurses and midwives, learners and unqualified nursing staff. 4 The figures have not been adjusted for changes in the working week introduced over the period shown.