§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what instructions were given to health authority inspection and registration officers with regard to their role in(a) monitoring whether residents in private nursing homes require such care and are also receiving it, and (b) liaison with Benefits Agency staff concerning the circumstances of those residents in receipt of income support payments towards their care home fee.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyUnder the Registered Homes Act 1984, health authorities have a general duty to ensure that the level of care provided is sufficient to meet the needs of individual patients.
National Health Service health visitors1 4 as at 30 September for each year England by regional health authorities Whole-time equivalent2 Region 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Northern Regional Health Authority 690 680 700 690 690 Yorkshire Regional Health Authority 740 800 810 840 820 Trent Regional Health Authority 960 960 950 990 1,010 East Anglia Regional Health Authority 370 380 380 390 360 North West Thames Regional Health Authority 810 810 790 800 790 North East Thames Regional Health Authority 740 770 720 740 770 South East Thames Regional Health Authority 830 760 770 3340 750 South West Thames Regional Health Authority 640 640 650 650 650 Wessex Regional Health Authority 610 590 600 610 640 Oxford Regional Health Authority 560 570 560 570 560 South Western Regional Health Authority 680 700 680 640 690 West Midlands Regional Health Authority 1,120 1,110 1,070 1,130 1,100 Mersey Regional Health Authority 500 500 520 550 520 North Western Regional Health Authority 1,170 1,100 1,120 1,120 1,120 ENGLAND TOTAL 10,430 10,360 10,340 310,050 10,470 Source: Department of Health (SM13) annual census of National Health Service non-medical manpower. 1 Excludes senior nurses grades 1 to 8 in Health Visiting service, including Health Visitors, Health Visitor field work teachers, school Health Visitors, TB Visitors with Health Visitor certificates, Bank Health Visitors and dual/triple posts (HV/DN/MID). From 1989 includes clinical grades G to I in Health Visiting. Excludes Health Visitor students. 2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent. 3 Understated figures due to errors in occupation coding at South East Thames region. 4 Health Visitors are defined by occupation code. Apparent changes in staffing levels may well be the result of changes in coding accuracy.
National Health Service school nurses1 3 as at 30 September for each year England by regional health authorities Whole-time equivalent2 Region 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Northern Regional Health Authority 220 220 220 210 200 Yorkshire Regional Health Authority 190 200 200 200 190 Trent Regional Health Authority 340 320 300 310 290 East Anglia Regional Health Authority 70 80 80 90 90 North West Thames Regional Health Authority 200 200 210 210 210 North East Thames Regional Health Authority 170 210 230 230 230 South East Thames Regional Health Authority 210 190 140 4120 200 South West Thames Regional Health Authority 150 140 140 130 120 Wessex Regional Health Authority 120 120 120 120 120 Oxford Regional Health Authority 100 110 110 120 120 South Western Regional Health Authority 140 150 140 120 120 West Midlands Regional Health Authority 310 320 320 330 330