§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed by the NHS and how many employed by the private sector in each of the last four years(a) in total, (b) by region and (c) by district health authority. [13371]
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 16 March 1995]: Available information on whole-time equivalent numbers of nursing and midwifery staff in the national health service is shown in the attached table. The table includes nursing and midwifery staff directly employed by the NHS in hospital and community health services, those working in the general medical services who are employed by general practitioners, and England totals for numbers of Project 2000 students.
Students undertaking traditional forms of training are included in the hospital and community health service figures shown.
Numbers of nursing and midwifery staff by district health authorities can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The publication "Private hospitals, homes and clinics registered under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984" contains whole-time equivalent numbers of staff in post for non-NHS establishments in England, by region and by district health authority. The latest data available relate to 1993–94, and copies of this year and the preceding three years are available in the Library.
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Nursing and midwifery staff in the NHS by region as at 30 September 1990–1993 (including Project 2000 students in England
totals and excluding agency)
Whole-time Equivalents 1990 1991 1992 1993 England Total HCHS, GMS and Project 2000 406,100 411,480 406,210 399,060 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 395,360 392,200 378,790 361,460 GMS Practice Nurses 7,740 8,780 9,120 9,600 Project 2000 Students 3,000 10,500 18,300 28,000 Northern Total HCHS and GMS 27,730 27,770 25,670 25,130 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 27,310 27,270 25,120 24,580 GMS Practice Nurses 430 500 550 550 Yorkshire Total HCHS and GMS 30,590 30,070 28,210 27,890 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 30,020 29,460 27,560 27,140 GMS Practice Nurses 570 610 650 750 Trent Total HCHS and GMS 38,980 38,800 36,720 36,540 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 38,210 37,950 35,790 35,580 GMS Practice Nurses 770 850 930 960 East Anglia Total HCHS and GMS 16,580 16,270 15,900 15,360
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Nursing and midwifery staff in the NHS by region as at 30 September 1990–1993 (including Project 2000 students in England
totals and excluding agency)
Whole-time Equivalents 1990 1991 1992 1993 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 16,140 15,730 15,390 14,810 GMS Practice Nurses 440 550 510 550 North West Thames Total HCHS and GMS 27,100 27,160 25,470 22,300 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 26,480 26,480 24,770 21,550 GMS Practice Nurses 610 680 700 750 North East Thames Total HCHS and GMS 33,510 33,480 31,950 29,040 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 32,980 32,750 31,250 28,280 GMS Practice Nurses 540 730 700 760 South East Thames Total HCHS and GMS 29,790 28,910 29,220 24,990 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 29,110 28,280 29,570 24,250 GMS Practice Nurses 660 630 650 740 South West Thames Total HCHS and GMS 22,610 22,140 22,930 21,910 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 22,120 21,590 22,380 21,350 GMS Practice Nurses 490 550 560 560 Wessex Total HCHS and GMS 24,230 24,240 22,760 23,610 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 23,690 23,570 22,170 23,000 GMS Practice Nurses 530 680 590 610 Oxford Total HCHS and GMS 17,530 17,310 16,900 17,420 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 17,080 16,820 16,370 16,850 GMS Practice Nurses 450 490 540 580 South Western Total HCHS and GMS 28,030 27,730 26,920 26,740 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 27,340 27,030 26,160 26,000 GMS Practice Nurses 680 710 760 740 West Midlands Total HCHS and GMS 42,830 42,120 42,230 40,230 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 42,070 41,300 41,320 39,210 GMS Practice Nurses 750 830 910 1,020 Mersey Total HCHS and GMS 21,420 20,450 19,830 18,560 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 21,090 20,100 19,390 18,170 GMS Practice Nurses 330 340 440 390 North Western Total HCHS and GMS 37,480 37,120 35,930 34,480 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 36,990 36,480 35,290 33,830 GMS Practice Nurses 490 640 640 650 SHAs and Others Total HCHS and GMS 4,730 7,400 7,260 6,840
Nursing and midwifery staff in the NHS by region as at 30 September 1990–1993 (including Project 2000 students in England
totals and excluding agency)
Whole-time Equivalents 1990 1991 1992 1993 HCHS Nurses and Midwives 4,730 7,400 7,260 6,840 GMS Practice Nurses — — — — Source:
HCHS Nursing and Midwifery—PD(STATS) B Non-Medical Workforce Census.
GMS Practice Nurses—PD(STATS) C GMP Census.
Project 2000 Students—English National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting.
Notes:
1. The HCHS and GMS figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
2. The HCHS Nursing and midwifery figures include qualified, unqualified, traditional learners, others and bank staff. Agency nursing and midwifery are excluded.
3. Practice nurses are employed by general practitioners not directly by the NHS.
4. Project 2000 students have been included in the England totals. Project 2000 students are supernumerary to the workforce. They receive bursaries and are not employed by the NHS. Project 2000 students undertake 1,000 hours of rostered service as part of their course.
5. The figures given for Project 2000 students are estimated numbers (not wtes) rounded to the nearest hundred and may include some part-time students.
6. '—' denotes no staff.
7. Some totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding.