§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the latest figures and list for each of the last four years by region the number of(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives, (d) health visitors, (e) administration and clerical staff and (f) managers.
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§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is set out in the tables for the four health and social services boards, the National Board for Nursing and Midwifery and the Central Services Agency.
Medical staff Nursing staff Midwifery staff Health visiting staff Combined administrative and clerical and managerial staff Year September March March March March Eastern health and social services board 1990 984 9,388 52 125 3,377 1991 955 9,123 55 137 3,474 1992 1,008 8,739 56 192 3,837 1993 n/a 8,257 59 211 3,981 1994 n/a 7,361 57 181 3,784 Northern health and social services board 1990 215 2,719 44 87 1,242 1991 226 2,675 42 86 1,332 1992 236 2,647 34 90 1,435 1993 n/a 2,574 32 89 1,501 1994 n/a 2,497 38 87 1,570 Western health and social services board 1990 190 2,831 54 58 891 1991 196 2,795 47 74 970 1992 199 2,755 46 71 980 1993 n/a 2,711 43 66 1,116 1994 n/a 2,426 44 64 1,072 Southern health and social services board 1990 190 2,665 24 78 928 1991 193 2,627 12 54 975 1992 204 2,534 15 81 1,019 1993 n/a 2,580 24 82 1,113 1994 n/a 2,391 19 86 1,063 National board for nursing and midwifery 1990 — 297 — — 95 1991 — 294 — — 101 1992 — 302 — — 95 1993 — 308 — — 112 1994 — 284 — — 91 Central services agency 1990 — — — — 386 1991 — — — — 413 1992 — — — — 427 1993 — — — — 413 1994 — — — — 477 Notes:
1. Total whole time equivalent staffing employed in the Northern Ireland health and personal social services.
2. Nursing staffing figures exclude nursing staff working in the midwifery and health visiting specialties.
3. Project 2000 student nurses excluded from nurse staffing levels as they are not employees.
4. Midwifery and health visiting staffing levels include all grades of nursing staff working in these specialties.
5. Figures for 1993 and 1994 have not yet been collated.
6. Figures include staff involved in patient-related duties eg. ward clerks.