§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a map showing the new boundaries for the eight regional health authorities which are to replace the existing 14; and whether the proposed reorganisation of the NHS management executive will maintain these regional offices.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe Department is currently consulting on proposals to determine new national health service regions and establish new regional health authorities. The proposed boundaries of the eight new regions are described in the consultation document, copies of which have been sent to all hon. Members and are available in the Library. It is proposed that the regional health authorities would share common boundaries with the new regional offices which are to be created as part of the national health service management executive.
Qualified nurses in each regional health authority September 1979 to 1992, England: Whole-time equivalents Region 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Northern 14,580 14,880 15,170 15,320 15,720 16,040 16,590 Yorkshire 15,180 15,740 16,250 16,610 16,810 17,290 17,880 Trent 18,180 18,190 18,830 19,480 19,800 20,400 21,370 East Anglian 7,220 7,430 7,580 7,810 8,020 8,420 8,820 North West Thames 15,390 15,590 16,490 16,830 16,250 16,850 16,870 North East Thames 16,690 16,490 16,420 18,550 19,180 19,210 19,580 South East Thames 16,560 17,090 17,040 17,530 17,780 17,770 18,030 South West Thames 13,730 13,990 13,970 13,650 14,160 14,160 14,260 Wessex 11,080 11,330 11,250 11,750 12,140 12,430 12,810 Oxford 8,580 9,000 9,070 9,160 9,320 9,870 10,110 South Western 13,200 14,110 14,550 14,450 14,560 14,680 15,220 West Midlands 19,850 20,790 21,360 21,970 22,560 23,020 23,820 Mersey 11,860 12,130 12,120 12,240 12,540 12,570 12,930 North Western 18,140 19,270 19,440 20,400 21,010 21,810 22,470 SHAs 2,790 2,930 2,990 3,300 3,480 3,200 3,360 ENGLAND 205,670 212,500 216,880 219,300 223,320 227,720 234,130