§ Ms. Janet AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many bank nurses are currently employed, by regional health authority area, in the national health service; and what this number represents as a percentage of the total number of qualified nurses employed in the national health service in each regional health authority area.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is shown in the table.
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NHS qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency) and bank staff, by RHA at September 1991 Qualified nursing and midwifery staff2 Bank nurses2 Percentage Northern 16,880 410 2.4 Yorkshire 18,480 270 1.4 Trent 23,290 490 2.1 East Anglia 9,810 490 5.0 North West Thames 16,280 590 3.6 North East Thames 20,050 950 4.7 South East Thames 16,620 720 4.3 South West Thames 14,120 1,050 7.4 Wessex 14,130 560 3.9 Oxford 11,320 730 6.5 South Western 16,130 780 4.9 West Midlands 25,210 500 2.0 Mersey 12,620 480 3.8 North Western 23,230 470 2.0 Special Health Authorities 5,050 50 0.9 England1 243,250 8,540 3.5 Source: Non Medical Manpower Census, HAP(STATS)B, NHSME.
1 England total includes figures for family health service authorities and other statutory authorities.
2 Figures are whole time equivalents and rounded to the nearest ten.