§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give for each year since 1981, on the same basis as tables A and C of "Statistical Bulletin 1944/11", the total numbers of whole time equivalent qualified and unqualified nurses and midwives, the total numbers of learners and the total numbers of other nurses and midwives employed in(a) the hospital and community health services, (b) the family health services and (c) private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics, and also the total numbers of Project 2000 students in each year.
§ Mr. Malone[holding answer 16 January 1995]: The information is shown in the tables.
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whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Unqualified 92,930 91,730 90,450 90,550 90,850 91,950 Learners 62,940 62,100 58,840 47,340 34,740 21,040 Unknown — — 3,730 11,050 6,630 6,620 Source:
PD(STATS) B Non-Medical Workforce Census
Table Ia: Project 2000 students England as at 30 September each year whole-time equivalents 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Project 2000 students — — — — — — —
whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Project 2000 students — — 3,000 10,500 18,300 28,000 Source:
PD(STATS) B Non-Medical Workforce Census
Table II: Nursing and midwifery staff in the NHS and private sector hospitals, homes and clinics (excluding agency staff) England as at 30 September each year whole-time equivalents 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Total NHS and private sector 308,750 337,560 343,150 349,250 364,070 376,470 336,110 Total qualified staff 213,340 232,960 238,720 245,110 254,690 260,950 242,130 NHS: HCHS qualified staff 212,100 219,300 223,310 227,740 234,130 236,770 239,360 HCHS unqualified staff 95,410 94,180 92,510 90,160 91,640 92,250 93,980 FHS practice nurses 1,240 1,450 1,660 1,920 2,210 2,500 2,770 Private hospitals, homes, clinics: qualified staff n/a 12,210 13,750 15,450 18,350 21,680 n/a unqualified staff n/a 10,420 11,920 13,990 17,730 23,270 n/a
whole-time equivalents 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Total NHS and Private Sector 394,640 408,140 419,010 435,160 451,820 464,200 Total Qualified Staff 271,100 277,920 282,470 289,340 297,050 297,980 NHS: HCHS qualified staff 241,780 244,220 242,340 243,250 246,570 241,850 HCHS unqualified staff 92,930 91,730 90,450 90,550 90,850 91,950 FHS practice nurses 3,480 4,630 7,700 8,780 9,120 9,600 Private hospitals, homes, clinics: qualified staff 25,840 29,070 32,430 37,310 41,360 46,530 unqualified staff 30,610 38,490 46,100 55,270 63,920 74,270 Source:
Nursing and Midwifery: PD(STATS)B Non—Medical Workforce Census.
FHS Practice Nurses: General Medical Practitioners Census.
Private Sector Nursing: Annual K036 returns.
Notes:
1. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten whole—time equivalents.
2. Totals may not equal sum of their component parts due to rounding.
3. Table II excludes learners and 'other' nursing and midwifery staff.
4. All nursing and midwifery figures exclude agency staff.
5. (—) denotes a zero value.
6. (n/a) denotes the figure is unavailable.
7. In Table II the figures for 'Total qualified staff, 1988 and 1993, differ from those published in the Statistical Bulletin 1994/11 due to practice nurses being incorrectly excluded from the total in Table 'C' of the Statistical Bulletin. The 'HCHS qualified staff' and 'HCHS unqualified staff' figures for 1988 in Table II have also been amended in this parliamentary question.
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