§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been saved by each health authority in Wales through the elimination of senior nursing posts in each of the last five years; and how the money has been reallocated in each instance.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThis information is not held centrally.
Staff in Post: Senior nurses/senior midwives as at 30 September1 Chief Administrative nursing officer Director of nursing services 2 Other senior nurses/ Senior midwives3 Total Number Whole-time equivalent Number Whole-time equivalent Number Whole-time equivalent Number Whole-time equivalent 1989 Pembrokeshire 1 1.0 — — 2 2.0 3 3.0 Clwyd — — 6 6.0 16 16.0 22 22.0 East Dyfed 1 1.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 Gwent — — 7 7.0 20 20.0 27 27.0 Gwynedd — — 3 3.0 8 7.2 11 10.2 Mid-Glamorgan — — 7 7.0 25 25.0 32 32.0 Powys 1 1.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 South Glamorgan — — 4 4.0 32 31.8 36 35.8 West Glamorgan 1 1.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 20 20.0 1990 Pembrokeshire 1 1.0 — — — — 1 1.0 Clwyd — — 8 8.0 16 16.0 24 24.0 East Dyfed 1 1.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 12 12.0 Gwent — — 8 8.0 12 12.0 20 20.0 Gwynedd 1 1.0 2 2.0 7 6.2 10 9.2 Mid-Glamorgan — — 5 5.0 17 17.0 22 22.0 Powys 1 1.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 South Glamorgan — — 5 5.0 20 19.8 25 24.8 West Glamorgan 1 1.0 5 5.0 12 12.0 18 18.0 1991 Pembrokeshire — — —. — 1 1.0 — — Clwyd — — — — 31 31.0 — — East Dyfed — — — — 8 8.0 — — Gwent — — — — 16 16.0 — — Gwynedd — — — — 13 12.2 — — Mid-Glamorgan — — — — 14 14.0 — — Powys — — — — 5 5.0 — — South Glamorgan — — — — 27 26.8 — — West Glamorgan — — — — 17 17.0 — — 1 Excludes Welsh Health Common Services Authority. Some senior nurses/senior midwives may have been reclassified as senior managers over the years shown affecting the comparability of figures for different years. 2 Included Assistant Director of Nursing Services. 3 A new senior nurse/senior midwife structure was introduced during 1991, and staff cannot readily be split into the categories used for previous years.