HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 c547W
26. Mr. Stevenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what safeguards exist to ensure proper standards of domiciliary care.

Mr. Bowis

I refer the hon. member to the reply I gave the right hon. member for Manchester, Wythenshawe (Mr. Morris) on 14 February, column644.

Qualified nursing and midwifery staff in the NHS and private sector hospitals, homes and clinics England as at 30 September each year (practice nurses are as at 1 October each year)
whole time equivalents
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Total qualified nursing and midwifery staff working in HCHS,GMS and private sector 238,720 245,100 254,690 260,950 — 271,100 277,920 282,500 289,340 297,050 297,990
NHS:
HCHS qualified nursing staff 223,310 227,740 234,130 236,770 239,360 241,780 244,220 242,340 243,250 246,570 241,850
GMS practice nurses 1,660 1,920 2,210 2,500 2,770 3,480 4,630 7,740 8,780 9,120 9,600
Private hospitals, homes, clinics: qualified staff 13,750 15,450 18,350 21,680 — 25,840 29,070 32,430 37,310 41,360 46,530

Source:

Nursing & Midwifery: PD(STATS)B non-medical work force census.

GMS Practice Nurses: general medical practitioners census. Private Sector Nursing: annual KO36 returns.

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