§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the evidence for the statement in a Department of Health press release (H93/707) of 20 April that the turnover rate among nurses has dropped substantially.
§ Mr. SackvilleBetter pay and better conditions have resulted in a more stable workforce, which in turn enhances quality of care. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's statement that there is recent encouraging evidence which shows that the turnover rate amongst nurses has dropped substantially, to less than 10 per cent. overall and to as low as 3 per cent. in some areas, was based on information exchanged during the normal course of meetings and discussions with regional health authorities.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of the numbers of qualified, unqualified and learner nursing staff who joined the NHS in 1991 and 1992.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the tables.
1991 1992 Qualified 120,230 116,540 Unqualified 15,390 Not collected Notes:
1 Year ending 31 March 1991 excludes 27 data suppliers—regional health authority headquarters, district health authorities and the London ambulance service who either did not supply data or whose data were unusable. Data for 1992 excludes three regions where complete information was not available.
29W239 per cent. (1991) of all unqualified joiners and 27 per cent. (1991) of all qualified joiners were recorded as "source of recruitment not known". 19 per cent. (1992) of all joiners were recorded as "Others".
Source of data: KM45 return 1991 and 1990. KM48 1992.
Pre-registration nursing Initial entries and re-entries, years ending 31 March Level 1 1990–91 1991–92 Traditional 10,618 7,623 P20001 4,834 9,241 1 Project 2000 learners are regarded as supernumerary and are not included in work force numbers. Source: English National Board annual reports 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of the total number and whole-time
Qualified Nursing and Midwifery Staff joining NHS; Years ending 31 March 1990 1991 1992 (a) Newly qualified student nurses with employed status Not separately identifiable Not separately identifiable 6,610 (not possible to separate (a) and (b)) (b) Newly qualifying project 2000 students Not separately identifiable Not separately identifiable See (a) (c) Registered nurses entering the NHS after a period of unemployment Not separately identifiable Not separately identifiable 2,050 (d) Joined NHS units directly after being employed by another NHS unit 21,600 18,490 Not separately identifiable (e) Joined NHS units directly after being employed in nursing 6,790 5,350 Not separately identifiable. This would come under the categories of other Notes:
1. For year ending 31 March 1990 information was not available from 11 data suppliers—regional health authority headquarters, district health authorities and the London ambulance service. Information for 1991 excludes 27 data suppliers who either did not supply data or whose data were unusable. Data for 1992 exclude three regions where complete information was not available.
2. 32 per cent. (1990) and 39 per cent. (1991) of all joiners were recorded as sources not known. 19 per cent. (1992) of all joiners were recorded as "others". Data for 1992 exclude three regional health authorities where full recording was not possible.
Source of data: KM45 return 1991 and 1990. KM48 1992.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of the average gross weekly earnings
Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors estimated average weekly gross earnings of full time staff 1991–92 1992–93 Grade Total1 Basic pay Allowances Total1 Basic pay Allowance £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Clinical Grade A 169.3 137.0 32.3 186.0 151.3 34.7 Clinical Grade B 194.4 155.3 39.1 203.8 163.4 40.4 Clinical Grade C 230.0 198.4 31.6 256.4 220.1 36.3 Clinical Grade D 234.8 201.1 33.7 250.3 215.0 35.3 Clinical Grade E 272.4 232.2 40.2 294.2 250.7 43.5 Clinical Grade F 320.2 275.3 44.9 340.8 294.6 46.2 Clinical Grade G 354.7 324.1 30.6 381.3 349.3 32.0 Clinical Grade H 376.6 356.1 20.5 397.9 378.8 19.1 Clinical Grade I 428.7 408.3 20.5 459.9 439.3 20.6 1 Totals may not add up due to rounding.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of the numbers of unqualified NHS30W equivalent number of health care assistants or health care support workers employed wholly or primarily in nursing roles by the NHS in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish details of the numbers of qualified nursing or midwifery staff joining the NHS in 1990, 1991 and 1992 who(a) were newly qualifying student nurses with employed status, (b) were newly qualifying project 2000 students, (c) were 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, etcetera.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the table.
and make-up of pay by type of pay or allowances for each of the clinical grades for nursing and midwifery staff in 1991 and 1992.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is shown in the table:
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 31W 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.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe available information is shown in the table.
Unqualified nursing staff joining the National Health Service; years ending 31 March: 1990 1991 1992 Joining from other NHS units 2,680 2,340 1— Joining from other care sector employment 3,370 2,810 1— Joining from other employment 4,070 3,130 1— 1 Not collected. Notes:
1. For year ending 31 March 1990 information was not available from 11 data suppliers—regional health authority headquarters, district health authorities and the London ambulance service. Information for 1991 excludes 27 data suppliers who either did not supply data or whose data were unusable.
2. Some 32 per cent. (1990) and 39 per cent. (1991) of all joiners were recorded as "source of recruitment not known".
Source of data: KM45 return 1991 and 1990.
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Number of dentists who have given notice to deregister adult and child patients—week ending 3 July 1992 to week ending 11 June 1993 Family health services authority Number of dentists1 at 30 June 1992 Number of dentists Adults Children Cleveland 176 7 0 Cumbria 150 23 10 Durham 170 5 0 Northumberland 99 5 0 Gateshead 81 4 2 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 125 0 0 North Tyneside 75 0 0 South Tyneside 51 0 0 Sunderland 88 0 0 Humberside 223 47 6 North Yorkshire 259 46 0 Bradford 175 0 0 Calderdale 65 13 5 Kirklees 135 23 0 Leeds 293 61 14 Wakefield 95 2 0 Derbyshire 286 35 0 Leicestershire 253 15 1 Lincolnshire 133 0 0 Nottinghamshire 300 77 17 Barnsley 74 0 0 Doncaster 102 6 0 Rotherham 84 6 1 Sheffield 204 0 0 Cambridgeshire 183 14 0 Norfolk 225 51 7 Suffolk 215 7 2 Bedfordshire 154 4 0 Hertfordshire 438 23 2 Barnet 176 25 2 Brent and Harrow 222 4 2 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 320 1 0 Hillingdon 98 0 0 Kensington, Westminster and Chelsea 268 5 0 Essex 456 40 5 Barking and Havering 112 8 1 Camden and Islington 197 2 0 City and East London 214 16 0 Enfield and Haringey 214 3 2 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 183 8 1 East Sussex 291 26 1