HC Deb 15 July 1992 vol 211 c763W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To 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 Jones

This 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.