HC Deb 25 February 1994 vol 238 cc516-7W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average qualified nurse-patient ratio in each of the last five years.

Mr. Sackville

The available information is shown in the table.

The number of in-patients is not collected centrally. The table shows the number of ordinary admissions, which is the term used for in-patient consultant episodes.

Ordinary admissions Qualified nursing and midwifery staff (excluding community)
1988–89 7,335,448 206,110
1989–90 7,476,626 209,300
1990–91 7,524,192 206,150
1991–92 7,759,202 207,500
1992–93 7,829,403 210,230

Notes:

  1. 1. Ordinary admissions are taken for the year 1 April to 31 March.
  2. 2. Qualified nursing and midwifery staff are as at 30 September—ie for the 1988–89 year the figure is as at 30 September 1988.
  3. 3. Figures for qualified staff show all qualified nursing and midwifery staff, including senior nurses and midwives but excluding those nurses who have transferred to senior management terms and who cannot be identified separately from other senior managers. It also excludes pre and post registration learners and Project 2000 nursing students.

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