§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of nurses per neo-natal cot nationally and per region at the latest available date.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is not available in the form requested. Latest data on the number of beds on neo-natal wards and nursing staff employed in special care baby units are shown in the tables.
Table 1: Average number of daily available beds 1990–91 England, regional health authority (RHA) and special health authorities Neonates Number England 3,374 Northern RHA 260 Yorkshire RHA 282 Trent RHA 295 East Anglian RHA 121 North West Thames RHA 248 North East Thames RHA 275 South East Thames RHA 271 South West Thames RHA 189 Wessex RHA 182 Oxford RHA 180 South Western RHA 148 West Midlands RHA 371 Mersey RHA 172 North Western RHA 340 Special Health Authorities 41 Note: These beds are in wards for neonates in regional designated intensive centres or non-maternity wards.
Regional figures do not add up to England total due to rounding.
Source: KHO3 return, lines 10, 11.
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Qualified Nurses Unqualified Nurses Midwives Total North East Thames RHA 130 10 80 220 South East Thames RHA 160 20 50 230 South West Thames RHA 40 10 70 110 Wessex RHA 110 0 50 170 Oxford RHA 130 20 50 200 South Western RHA 150 10 100 260 West Midlands RHA 240 40 130 400 Mersey RHA 70 30 100 190 North Western RHA 200 30 270 510 Special Health Authorities 50 10 0 60 Source: Non-medical Workforce Census September 1991.
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalent—regional figures may not therefore add up to England total.