HC Deb 02 May 1991 vol 190 cc276-7W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) junior doctors, (b) consultants and (c) nurses were employed by the South Manchester health authority in March 1979 and March 1991, respectively.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The table shows the figures for 1982 and 1989, the earliest and latest years for which comparable information is available.

South Manchester health authority as at 30 September each year1
1982 1989
Junior Doctors2 230 260
Consultants 140 150
Nursing and Midwifery Staff3 3,030 3,110

Notes:

All figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalents.

2 Staff included

Registrars, Senior House Officers, House Officers (excluding all locum staff). Senior Registrar figures are not available at a district level.

3 Includes Agency Staff.