§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many midwives were employed(a) full time and (b) part time in each health board area in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows:
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many practising midwives there are in each grade in each health board area, including those in senior nurse/senior midwife grades, senior nurse grades and education and clinical grades, excluding agency midwives; how many are employed(a) full time and (b) part time; and how many student midwives there are in each area.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows at March 1993:
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Eastern Board Northern Board Southern Board Western Board Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time Clinical Grade D 25 9 — 2 2 90 20 4 Clinical Grade E 126 185 45 81 24 4 74 20 Clinical Grade F 6 4 3 3 — 3 5 3 Clinical Grade G 99 8 38 10 39 1 55 — Clinical Grade H 6 — 1 — 1 — — — Clinical Grade I 6 — 1 — 2 — 2 — Unit Senior Manager II 2 — — — — — — — Student Midwife D 44 3 — — — — — — Student Midwife E 7 — — — — — — — Note:—There are currently a further 21 practising midwives (19 full-time, 2 part-time) in educational grades who are employed by the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland.