§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of whole-time equivalent district nurses employed by each regional health authority in England in 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991; and if he will list the number of people aged(a) 65 to 74 years, (b) 75 to 84 years and (c) 85 years and above in each of those regional health authorities in each of those years.
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§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information requested is shown in the tables. Information has been provided for 1990, the latest available year.
National health service district nurses as at 30 September each year England by regional health authorities1 2 Whole-time equivalent3 Region 41976 41981 1986 1990 Northern RHA 930 1,040 1,160 1,160 Yorkshire RHA 900 1,100 1,110 1,170 Trent RHA 1,230 1,390 1,520 1,610 East Anglia RHA 430 550 590 560 North West Thames RHA 840 900 990 1,080 North East Thames RHA 850 990 1,010 1,180 South East Thames RHA 1,020 1,240 1,240 1,210 South West Thames RHA 870 970 970 970 Wessex RHA 630 800 910 900 Oxford RHA 600 740 690 700 South Western RHA 740 930 970 1,050 West Midlands RHA 1,270 1,600 1,570 1,610 Mersey RHA 650 760 800 830 North Western RHA 1,300 1,530 1,640 1,730 London Post Graduate Special Health Authorities — — 20 — England Total 12,270 14,520 15,190 15,740 Source: Department of Health (SM13) Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower. Notes: 1 Excludes senior nurses grade 1 to 8 and district nurse students. Includes district nurses, district nurse practical work teachers, registered and enrolled nurses assisting district nurses, dual posts (DN/MID) and bank district nurses. 2 District nurses are defined by occupation code, not by payscale, and the former is known to be less accurate than the latter. Apparent changes in the figures can be due to changes in coding accuracy by health authorities rather than actual changes in numbers of district nurses. 3 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent. 4 Not adjusted for the reduction in nurses working hours during 1980–81. (From 40 to 37.5 per week).
Estimated resident population at mid 1976 by specific age groups Regions Ages 65 to 74 Ages 75 to 84 Ages 85 + Northern 280,900 124,600 26,500 Yorkshire 335,500 153,900 35,000 Trent 403,800 180,200 39,400 East Anglia 174,000 82,000 19,200 North West Thames 290,200 130,100 32,200 North East Thames 345,900 161,000 39,400 South East Thames 369,400 183,600 46,200 South West Thames 287,700 142,700 35,000 Wessex 263,400 127,200 30,800 Oxford 169,300 77,600 19,800 South Western 317,400 152,400 36,500 West Midlands 426,300 183,000 39,800 Mersey 214,800 95,900 22,400 North Western 395,100 177,500 36,900 England Total of above 4,273,700 1,971,700 459,100 333W
Estimated resident population at mid 1981 by specific age groups Regions Ages 65–74 Ages 75–84 Ages 85 Northern 280,600 141,400 28,700 Yorkshire 336,200 175,900 38,300 Trent 417,500 208,200 44,400 East Anglia 186,400 95,800 22,300 North West Thames 295,800 148,500 35,100 North East Thames 343,900 177,900 41,400 South East Thames 365,700 201,700 50,000 South West Thames 290,600 160,600 41,200 Wessex 277,100 148,900 35,900
Regions Ages 65–74 Ages 75–84 Ages 85+ Oxford 179,600 91,300 22,100 South Western 324,900 175,800 41,800 West Midlands 444,700 215,000 44,400 Mersey 218,000 109,100 24,200 North Western 385,900 199,400 41,500 England Total of above 4,346,900 2,249,500 511,300
Estimated resident population at mid 1986 by specific age groups Regions Ages 65–74 Ages 75–84 Ages 85+ Northern 275,850 153,972 34,078 Yorkshire 318,712 190,983 45,814 Trent 409,487 234,720 52,845 East Anglia 184,677 111,166 26,778 North West Thames 280,787 167,878 41,446 North East Thames 324,917 196,496 49,125 South East Thames 345,563 219,139 57,300 South West Thames 271,871 176,387 47,134 Wessex 272,400 169,716 43,431 Oxford 183,335 105,317 25,674 South Western 316,377 197,864 50,795 West Midlands 443,004 244,492 52,874 Mersey 208,230 120,169 28,093 North Western 355,377 212,740 47,896 England Total of above 4,190,587 2,501,039 603,283
Estimated resident population at mid 1990 by specific age groups Regions Ages 65–74 Ages 75–84 Ages 85+ Northern 277,958 161,846 42,403 Yorkshire 318,247 197,925 56,402 Trent 413,706 250,066 66,169 East Anglia 192,253 120,299 33,157 North West Thames 274,194 175,423 51,287 North East Thames 315,389 203,596 60,283 South East Thames 337,186 224,073 67,441 South West Thames 265,750 181,378 55,349 Wessex 276,733 180,540 52,715 Oxford 193,123 115,630 30,965 South Western 319,189 209,108 62,499 West Midlands 450,453 263,646 67,158 Mersey 207,747 125,358 34,691 North Western 345,647 215,792 59,017 England Total of above 4,187,575 2,624,680 739,536