§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how the numbers of(a) general practitioners, (b) hospital doctors and dentists and (c) nurses and midwives have changed since 1979.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested at 30 September for England is shown in the table.
1979 1990 Per cent. change General Practitioners 21,357 25,622 20.0 Hospital Doctors and Dentists 32,749.1 40,576.2 23.9 Nurses and Midwives: Including agency staff 358,446.5 402,066.4 12.2 Excluding agency staff 354,421.5 395,361.0 11.6 All figures are in whole-time equivalents except for general practitioners, where whole-time equivalents are not available for 1979; actual numbers are used instead for both years. 30 September is the latest date for which this information is available.