§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 30 November,Official Report, columns 457–58, if she will publish figures showing the percentage of calls to which the London ambulance service failed to respond within its 14-minute call-out standard time in November and December.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe percentage of calls to which the London ambulance service failed to respond within 14 minutes in both November and December was 43 per cent. The information was supplied by the London ambulance service. On 15 December 1993,Official Report, column 721, we announced the further investment of £14.8 million in the London ambulance service which will be tied to firm targets for improving ambulance performance.
Nursing and midwifery staff in NHS hospitals by regional health authority at 30 September Whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 England 352,160 352,560 348,810 346,720 333,400 Northern 24,640 24,720 24,250 24,320 22,040 Yorkshire 26,660 26,610 26,560 26,060 24,290 Trent 33,760 33,630 33,750 33,470 31,310 East Anglia 14,230 14,440 14,490 14,030 13,720 North West Thames 22,970 23,210 22,920 23,140 21,630 North East Thames 29,130 29,130 29,210 29,110 27,620 South East Thames 26,820 27,090 25,620 25,130 25,290 South West Thames 20,160 20,040 19,180 18,950 19,710 Wessex 21,110 20,830 21,140 21,000 19,520 Oxford 14,660 14,650 14,770 14,460 14,090 South Western 24,240 24,120 24,290 23,930 23,050 West Midlands 36,940 37,160 37,170 36,390 36,330 Mersey 19,620 19,450 18,630 17,670 17,020 North Western 32,680 32,700 32,210 31,740 30,610 SHAs 4,550 4,780 4,610 7,330 7,170 376W
Nursing and midwifery staff in the community by Regional Health Authority (excluding agency) at 30 September — Whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 England 42,660 42,270 43,160 42,220 42,040 Northern 2,940 2,900 2,870 2,770 2,890 Yorkshire 3,260 3,270 3,200 3,130 2,990 Trent 4,270 4,230 4,210 4,190 4,160 East Anglia 1,610 1,590 1,540 1,580 1,530