Nursing Staff (Hansard, 7 July 1993)

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will give details of the numbers of unqualified national health service nursing staff joining the NHS in 1990, 1991 and 1992 who were(a) joining directly after completing full-time education, (b) aged under 21 years, (c) joining from other NHS units, (d) joining from other care sector employment, (e) joining from other employment, (f) joining from non-activity in the labour market and (g) joining from unemployment;
(2) if he will give details of the numbers of qualified nursing or midwifery staff joining the NHS in 1990, 1991 and 1992 who were (a) newly qualifying student nurses with employed status, (b) newly qualifying Project 2000 students, (c) registered nurses entering the NHS after a period of non-employment, (d) joined NHS units directly after being employed by another NHS unit and (e) joined NHS units directly after being employed in other nursing, such as general practitioner nursing, nursing homes, independent hospitals etc;
(3) if he will give details of the numbers of qualified, unqualified and learner nursing staff who joined the national health service in 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
The information sought is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the distribution of average gross weekly earnings per person for each of the national health service clinical nursing and midwifery grades, listing the percentages of each grade earning under £140, £150, £160, £170, £180, £190, £200, £ 210, £220, £230, £240, £250, £275, £300 and those earning £300 and over in 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
The information requested is provided in the tables.
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Clinical Grade Scale A Per cent. Scale B Per cent. Scale C Per cent. Scale D Per cent. Scale E Per cent. Scale F Per cent. Scale G Per cent. Scale H Per cent. Scale I Per cent.

<190 15.9 11.9 02.2 01.8 00.3 00.0 00.2 01.1 00.6

<200 06.5 10.2 05.0 02.1 00.3 00.3 00.2 01.1 00.6

<210 05.1 09.4 09.4 04.6 00.6 00.0 00.1 00.0 00.6

<220 03.1 03.4 11.6 12.8 00.5 00.3 00.0 00.0 00.0

<230 00.7 03.4 19.9 27.1 00.9 00.0 00.2 00.0 00.0

<240 00.6 01.7 21.0 31.0 01.8 00.9 00.3 00.0 00.0

<250 00.2 02.5 10.0 29.9 02.7 02.4 00.1 00.0 00.0

<275 00.1 00.8 11.4 47.1 21.1 02.1 00.7 00.0 00.6

<300 00.0 00.8 03.3 17.3 40.9 08.2 02.2 00.0 00.0

300+ 00.1 00.8 00.6 9.4 27.9 83.5 92.6 95.9 97.2

¹ Totals may not add up due to rounding

Percentage distribution of average gross weekly earnings for clinical nursing and midwifery grades in Northern Ireland 1992–93.

Clinical Grade Scale A Per cent. Scale B Per cent. Scale C Per cent. Scale D Per cent. Scale E Per cent. Scale F Per cent. Scale G Per cent. Scale H Per cent. Scale I Per cent.

<140 05.5 02.2 01.8 07.2 01.4 01.2 00.3 01.4 00.0

<150 03.1 00.5 00.1 00.5 00.1 00.0 00.1 00.0 00.0

<160 08.9 00.0 00.3 00.2 00.1 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

<170 15.7 07.4 00.3 00.5 00.3 00.6 00.0 00.0 00.0

<180 13.2 06.2 00.1 00.4 00.1 00.0 00.2 00.0 00.0

<190 17.2 17.7 00.5 00.8 00.1 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

<200 16.2 06.8 01.3 01.5 00.3 00.0 00.1 00.0 00.0

<210 08.1 10.8 02.7 02.3 00.3 00.0 00.1 00.0 00.0

<220 04.9 17.1 05.8 02.3 00.3 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

<230 03.7 12.5 09.7 05.6 00.3 00.3 00.1 00.0 00.0

<240 01.8 06.8 13.2 16.2 00.8 00.0 00.0 00.0 00.0

<250 00.6 05.1 21.4 28.4 00.8 00.0 00.0 00.4 00.0

<275 00.4 05.1 31.7 71.5 06.7 02.7 00.8 00.0 00.0

<300 00.0 00.5 08.5 36.0 22.6 04.6 00.4 00.9 00.0

300+ 00.0 00.5 01.7 25.5 65.0 90.4 97.4 97.1 100.0

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the number of NHS nursing and midwifery staff by pay grades within the groups of senior nursing and midwifery staff, educational

1990 1991 Percentage Change 1992 Percentage Change

Senior nursing staff 78 66 -15.38 67 +0.01

Educational staff 298 300 +0.67 295 -1.67

Scale A 3,084 3,256 +5.58 3,177 -2.43

Scale B 318 463 +45.60 609 +31.53

Scale C 1,354 1,222 -9.75 1,137 -6.95

Scale D 4,034 4,415 +9.44 4,536 +2.74

Scale E 6,030 5,898 -2.19 5,711 -3.17

Scale F 453 446 -1.54 467 +4.70

Scale G 2,295 2,218 -3.35 2,117 -4.55

Scale H 184 224 +21.74 243 +8.48

Scale I 185 166 -10.27 156 -6.02

Student nursing 2,121 1,362 -35.78 631 -53.67

Project 2000 Student nurses 188 861 +358.00 1,441 67.40

Notes: Information for 1989 is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Project 2000 nurses scheme started in September 1990.

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will give details of the total number and whole-time equivalent number of health care assistants or health care support workers employed wholly or primarily in nursing roles by the national health service in 1990, 1991 and 1992;
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staff, clinical nursing and midwifery staff, learners, and other staff, and to list the number of Project 2000 nursing students, in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 and the percentage change between each year.

§ Mr. Ancram
The information is as follows:
(2) if he will give details of the total number and whole-time equivalent numbers of health care assistants or health care support workers employed by the national health service in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
There are no health care assistants or health care support workers employed in the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland.
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§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the whole-time equivalent numbers of(a) agency and (b) bank nursing and midwifery staff employed in the national health service for each year from 1987 to 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
There are no agency nurses employed in the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland.
The numbers of bank nurses (whole-time equivalent) are:

Number

1987 ¹—

1988 ¹—

1989 ¹—

1990 40.38

1989 1990 1961 1992

WTE Percentage of total WTE Percentage of total WTE Percentage of total WTE Percentage of total

Total nursing midwifery 18,096.12 100.0 17,996.93 100.0 17,526.67 100.0 16,554.05 100.0

Trained nursing 12,507.94 69.1 12,471.98 69.3 12,506.44 71.3 12,343.90 74.6

Student nursing 2,733.03 15.1 ¹2,578.24 14.3 ²1,766.30 10.1 ³942.40 5.7

Other nursing 2,855.15 15.8 2,946.71 16.4 3,253.93 18.6 3,267.75 19.7

Notes:
WTE = whole-time equivalents.
¹ Excludes 188 Project 2000 student nurses.
² Excludes 861 Project 2000 student nurses.
³ Excludes 1,441 Project 2000 student nurses.

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the numbers of

Number of pre-registered students by parts of register Part of register¹

Year² 1 1/degree 3 5 7 8 1/8 10 11 12/degree 12 13 14 15

1989 1,959 77 411 88 41 60 95 162 35 — — — — —

1990 1,937 811 415 101 — 31 126 153 23 — — — — —

1991 1,694 85 353 65 — 24 110 149 31 27 214 34 17 16

1992 1,221 38 262 62 — 15 94 139 30 59 627 122 58 45

¹ Register is the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Register.

² At 31 March.

The information sought on academic qualifications is not held in a form that can be separately identifiable, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the numbers of whole-time equivalent national health service nursing and midwifery staff employed on each grade and pay point of the clinical grades, educational grades and senior nursing and midwifery pay spine in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
Details of the number of whole-time equivalent nursing and midwifery staff are as follows:

1991 1992

Senior nursing staff 74.11 65.00

Scale A 2,737.79 2,899.24

Scale B 226.68 342.47

Scale C 1,124.27 995.37

Scale D 3,448.58 3,798.34

Scale E 4,884.96 4,733.83

Scale F 430.92 419.23

Scale G 2,221.14 2,142.14

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Number

1991 47.40

1992 42.46

¹ Information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Ms Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the numbers of qualified national health service nurses and midwives, unqualified NHS nursing staff, and nursing learners, and represent these as a percentage of the total NHS nursing and midwifery staff, for the years 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
The information is as follows:
entrants to initial pre-registration nursing education by course of study and by the academic qualifications possessed by entrants in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.

§ Mr. Ancram
Details are as follows:

1991 1992

Scale H 183.40 223.40

Scale I 184.64 165.67

Educational grades 284.73 288.80

Note: Information for 1990 and details of nurses on pay points is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Clinical Grade	Scale A Per cent.	Scale B Per cent.	Scale C Per cent.	Scale D Per cent.	Scale E Per cent.	Scale F Per cent.	Scale G Per cent.	Scale H Per cent.	Scale I Per cent.
<190	15.9	11.9	02.2	01.8	00.3	00.0	00.2	01.1	00.6
<200	06.5	10.2	05.0	02.1	00.3	00.3	00.2	01.1	00.6
<210	05.1	09.4	09.4	04.6	00.6	00.0	00.1	00.0	00.6
<220	03.1	03.4	11.6	12.8	00.5	00.3	00.0	00.0	00.0
<230	00.7	03.4	19.9	27.1	00.9	00.0	00.2	00.0	00.0
<240	00.6	01.7	21.0	31.0	01.8	00.9	00.3	00.0	00.0
<250	00.2	02.5	10.0	29.9	02.7	02.4	00.1	00.0	00.0
<275	00.1	00.8	11.4	47.1	21.1	02.1	00.7	00.0	00.6
<300	00.0	00.8	03.3	17.3	40.9	08.2	02.2	00.0	00.0
300+	00.1	00.8	00.6	9.4	27.9	83.5	92.6	95.9	97.2
¹ Totals may not add up due to rounding

Percentage distribution of average gross weekly earnings for clinical nursing and midwifery grades in Northern Ireland 1992–93.
Clinical Grade	Scale A Per cent.	Scale B Per cent.	Scale C Per cent.	Scale D Per cent.	Scale E Per cent.	Scale F Per cent.	Scale G Per cent.	Scale H Per cent.	Scale I Per cent.
<140	05.5	02.2	01.8	07.2	01.4	01.2	00.3	01.4	00.0
<150	03.1	00.5	00.1	00.5	00.1	00.0	00.1	00.0	00.0
<160	08.9	00.0	00.3	00.2	00.1	00.0	00.0	00.0	00.0
<170	15.7	07.4	00.3	00.5	00.3	00.6	00.0	00.0	00.0
<180	13.2	06.2	00.1	00.4	00.1	00.0	00.2	00.0	00.0
<190	17.2	17.7	00.5	00.8	00.1	00.0	00.0	00.0	00.0
<200	16.2	06.8	01.3	01.5	00.3	00.0	00.1	00.0	00.0
<210	08.1	10.8	02.7	02.3	00.3	00.0	00.1	00.0	00.0
<220	04.9	17.1	05.8	02.3	00.3	00.0	00.0	00.0	00.0
<230	03.7	12.5	09.7	05.6	00.3	00.3	00.1	00.0	00.0
<240	01.8	06.8	13.2	16.2	00.8	00.0	00.0	00.0	00.0
<250	00.6	05.1	21.4	28.4	00.8	00.0	00.0	00.4	00.0
<275	00.4	05.1	31.7	71.5	06.7	02.7	00.8	00.0	00.0
<300	00.0	00.5	08.5	36.0	22.6	04.6	00.4	00.9	00.0
300+	00.0	00.5	01.7	25.5	65.0	90.4	97.4	97.1	100.0

	1990	1991	Percentage Change	1992	Percentage Change
Senior nursing staff	78	66	-15.38	67	+0.01
Educational staff	298	300	+0.67	295	-1.67
Scale A	3,084	3,256	+5.58	3,177	-2.43
Scale B	318	463	+45.60	609	+31.53
Scale C	1,354	1,222	-9.75	1,137	-6.95
Scale D	4,034	4,415	+9.44	4,536	+2.74
Scale E	6,030	5,898	-2.19	5,711	-3.17
Scale F	453	446	-1.54	467	+4.70
Scale G	2,295	2,218	-3.35	2,117	-4.55
Scale H	184	224	+21.74	243	+8.48
Scale I	185	166	-10.27	156	-6.02
Student nursing	2,121	1,362	-35.78	631	-53.67
Project 2000 Student nurses	188	861	+358.00	1,441	67.40

	1989	1990	1961	1992
	WTE	Percentage of total	WTE	Percentage of total	WTE	Percentage of total	WTE	Percentage of total
Total nursing midwifery	18,096.12	100.0	17,996.93	100.0	17,526.67	100.0	16,554.05	100.0
Trained nursing	12,507.94	69.1	12,471.98	69.3	12,506.44	71.3	12,343.90	74.6
Student nursing	2,733.03	15.1	¹2,578.24	14.3	²1,766.30	10.1	³942.40	5.7
Other nursing	2,855.15	15.8	2,946.71	16.4	3,253.93	18.6	3,267.75	19.7

Number of pre-registered students by parts of register Part of register¹
Year²	1	1/degree	3	5	7	8	1/8	10	11	12/degree	12	13	14	15
1989	1,959	77	411	88	41	60	95	162	35	—	—	—	—	—
1990	1,937	811	415	101	—	31	126	153	23	—	—	—	—	—
1991	1,694	85	353	65	—	24	110	149	31	27	214	34	17	16
1992	1,221	38	262	62	—	15	94	139	30	59	627	122	58	45
¹ Register is the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Register.
² At 31 March.

	Number
1991	47.40
1992	42.46
¹ Information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.