§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses, who achieved their basic qualifications in the northern region before 30 September in each year since 1987, were in post in the national health service one year later.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified nursing staff were employed in each region in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
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Qualified nurses in each regional health authority September 1979 to 1992, England: Whole-time equivalents (cont.) Region 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Northern 16,910 17,280 17,410 17,260 16,950 16,880 17,140 Yorkshire 18,060 18,530 18,700 18,670 18,540 18,480 18,160 Trent 21,830 22,540 22,840 22,720 23,090 23,290 23,610 East Anglian 8,970 9,280 9,550 9,720 9,760 9,810 9,820 North West Thames 16,740 16,040 16,060 15,850 15,590 16,280 15,770 North East Thames 19,560 19,850 20,000 19,570 19,800 20,050 20,020 South East Thames 18,430 18,520 18,880 19,070 18,740 16,620 17,360 South West Thames 14,060 13,860 14,090 14,150 13,760 14,120 14,960 Wessex 12,990 13,190 13,660 13,660 13,970 14,130 14,140 Oxford 10,250 10,540 10,690 10,680 11,030 11,320 11,620 South Western 15,460 15,770 15,730 15,870 16,320 16,130 16,770 West Midlands 24,380 25,090 24,770 25,140 25,460 25,210 26,470 Mersey 13,040 12,910 13,130 13,260 12,930 12,620 12,720 North Western 22,810 22,770 22,960 23,160 22,920 23,230 23,120 SHAs 3,310 3,240 3,450 3,390 3,390 5,050 4,850 ENGLAND 236,770 239,360 241,920 242,190 242,340 243,250 246,570 Notes:
Figures are independently rounded to the nearest 10 wte.
Figures exclude agency staff.
SHAs figures for 1991 and 1992 include the special hospital services authority.