§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of ambulance staff in England employed by the NHS in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, using whole-time equivalents.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available is shown in the table.
Ambulance staff in national health service employing authorities and trusts Number 1990 18,130 1991 17,630 1992 17,840 Figures fell between 1990 and 1991 due largely to a number of ambulance officers taking up separate senior manager terms and a fall in the demand for Patient Transport Services in the London Ambulance Service.
Sources:
For 1990: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
For 1991 and 1992: Department of Health form KM 49.
Notes:
1. All figures are at 30 September and are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. All figures include ambulance men and women, ambulance officers and control assistants.
3. The figure shown for 1992 is a corrected one from previously published figures.
4. Figures for 1993 are not yet available.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of control assistants, using whole-time equivalents, for each ambulance service in each year since 1990.
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§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available is shown in the table. Separate figures for control assistants are not centrally available.
Control Assistants and Ambulance Officers at 30 September (Whole time equivalents by region) 1990 1991 1992 England total 2,780 2,340 2,420 Northern Region 180 170 180 Yorkshire Region 240 220 220 Trent Region 290 280 270 East Anglian Region 130 130 120 North West Thames Region 80 40 80 North East Thames Region 70 70 70 South East Thames Region 80 120 120 South West Thames Region 100 100 100 Wessex Region 140 140 140 Oxford Region 130 130 130 South Western Region 220 220 220 West Midlands Region 340 260 320 Mersey Region 120 90 90 North Western Region 240 200 170 London Ambulance Service 410 170 210 Notes:
1. Figures for individual ambulance services are not available centrally.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. The England total and North West Thames Region figures shown for 1992 are corrected ones from previously published figures.
Source:
For 1990: the Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
For 1991 and 1992: the Department of Health form KM49.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of ambulances in each service in England responded within(a) eight minutes and (b) 14 to 20 minutes to emergency calls in 1993–94.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on ambulance service response times in 1993–94 will be published shortly.