HC Deb 12 December 1996 vol 287 cc332-7W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) general practitioners, (b) nurses and (c) auxiliary staff there are currently in Wales. [8173]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The latest available information is as follows:

At 29 March 1996 there were 1,850 general practitioners in Wales, of which 1,726 were unrestricted principals.

At 30 June 1996 there were 24,848 whole-time equivalent nursing and midwifery staff directly employed by health authorities and NHS trusts in Wales. In addition there were 622 whole-time equivalent nurses employed by general medical practitioners at 1 October 1995.

At 30 June 1996 there were 5,832 whole-time equivalent ancillary staff directly employed by health authorities and NHS trusts in Wales.

Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the overall number of(a) administrative staff, (b) managerial staff, (c) nurses, (d) junior doctors and (e) other medical staff employed in each region in Wales for each of the last four years; and if he will make a statement. [7486]

Mr. Hague

As the information is not available on a consistent geographical basis for the years requested, figures are provided for each organisation in Wales. For convenience these organisations have been grouped into three broad areas as shown in the following table. Information for nurses is not available separately from midwifery staff.

Staff in post (whole-time equivalent numbers)1
Administrative and clerical staff3 Managers
Region/Organisation2 1993 1994 1995 1996 1993 1994 1995 1996
Dyfed DHA/FHSA 303 149 136 48 39 36
Powys DHA/FHSA 62 58 57 15 16 16
Dyfed Powys Health Authority 139 48
Total 1,360 1,307 1,280 1,268 175 189 187 172
South Wales
Bridgend and District NHS Trust 336 349 362 396 32 39 40 45
Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust 429 323 343 361 36 31 45 44
East Glamorgan NHS Trust 213 240 262 286 17 20 23 26
Glan Hafren NHS Trust 586 600 614 662 56 67 61 80
Glan-y-Mor NHS Trust 410 411 30 33
Gwent Community Health NHS Trust 309 309 323 301 49 58 69 58
Llandough Hospital and Community NHS Trust 338 340 357 384 72 72 78 80
Mid Glamorgan Ambulance NHS Trust 49 51 55 32 36 36
Morriston Hospital NHS Trust 282 361 365 22 38 32
Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 202 194 196 204 18 18 20 20
North Glamorgan NHS Trust 265 273 272 327 13 20 24 36
Rhondda Healthcare NHS Trust 154 166 181 200 17 20 29 31
S and E Wales Ambulance NHS Trust7 56 52 64 58 27 25 25 38
Swansea NHS Trust 247 249 263 275 15 17 17 22
University Dental Hospital NHS Trust 44 54 53 4 4 2
UHW Healthcare NHS Trust 318 910 931 947 72 93 108 98
Velindre NHS Trust8 62 67 108 11 12 18
West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust9 57 99 6 16
Gwent DHA/FHSA 165 143 123 30 30 30
Mid Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 327 255 201 53 43 40
South Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 317 261 202 52 51 43
West Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 920 609 137 78 59 24
Bro Taf Health Authority 248 88
Gwent Health Authority 126 32
lechyd Morgannwg Health Authority 123 33
Total 5,683 5,710 5,831 5,989 636 732 802 866
Other Health Authorities10 1,252 1,161 991 734 128 153 141 116

See notes in col. 337.

Nursing and midwifery staff4 Junior doctors5
Region/Organisation2 1993 1994 1995 1996 1993 1994 1995 1996
North Wales
Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 1,537 1,523 1,415 1,443 16 17 18
Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 870 881 893 928 81 87 83
Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust 1,111 1,109 1,140 9 8
Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust 857 859 856 90 102
North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust
Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 837 861 887 927 83 82 81
Clwyd DHA/FHSA 83 84 65 2 2 1
Gwynedd DHA/FHSA 2,049 36 26 104 1
North Wales Health Authority 10
Total 5,377 5,353 5,255 5,304 286 286 294
Mid and West Wales
Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 581 585 582 608 47 49 46
Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 419 415 398 389 22 22 21
Derwen NHS Trust 483 457 465 15 14
Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 523 533 530 530 28 26 25
Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 760 725 701 704 44 44 47
Powys Healthcare NHS Trust 1,009 995 914 917 5 4 2
Dyfed DHA/FHSA 538 7 5 18 2 1
Powys DHA/FHSA 1 1 1
Dyfed Powys Health Authority
Total 3,831 3,743 3,587 3,614 164 163 157

Nursing and midwifery staff4 Junior doctors5
Region/Organisation2 1993 1994 1995 1996 1993 1994 1995 1996
South Wales
Bridgend and District NHS Trust 1,678 1,726 1,767 1,751 64 72 74
Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust 1,305 1,160 1,179 1,182 39 36 41
East Glamorgan NHS Trust 716 733 747 717 72 82 74
Glan Hafren NHS Trust 2,079 1,875 1,835 1,907 166 156 168
Glan-y-Mor NHS Trust 1,496 1,433 63
Gwent Community Health NHS Trust 1,273 1,250 1,216 1,178 19 21 21
Llandough Hospital and Community NHS Trust 764 781 890 928 77 82 84
Mid Glamorgan Ambulance NHS Trust
Morriston Hospital NHS Trust 1,006 1,118 1,180 99 110
Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 743 728 735 726 52 54 59
North Glamorgan NHS Trust 1,052 1,045 1,030 1,082 75 71 65
Rhondda Healthcare NHS Trust 723 713 685 727 4 6 4
S and E Wales Ambulance NHS Trust7
Swansea NHS Trust 809 778 815 864 68 78 89
University Dental Hospital NHS Trust 9 8 8
UHW Healthcare NHS Trust 2,154 2,282 2,076 2,059 331 330 342
Velindre NHS Trust8 86 97 103 10 13
West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust9
Gwent DHA/FHSA 70 66 14 2 3 1
Mid Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 220 162 19 17 4 2
South Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 136 99 19 6 3 3
West Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 2,413 1,551 64 138 68 2
Bro Taf Health Authority 9
Gwent Health Authority 4
Lyechyd Morgannwg Health Authority 6
Total 16,136 16,050 15,808 15,864 1,129 1,175 1,214
Other Health Authorities10 77 73 79 67

See notes in col. 337.

Other medical staff6
1993 1994 1995 1996
Region/Organisation2
North Wales
Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 41 43 41
Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 69 73 87
Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust 32 31
Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust 75 81
North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust
Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 57 59 65
Clwyd DHA/FHSA 4 6 6
Gwynedd DHA/FHSA 107 4 6
North Wales Health Authority
Total 278 292 317
Mid and West Wales
Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 46 49 55
Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 29 28 32
Derwen NHS Trust 14 11
Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 37 38 42
Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 49 49 48
Powys Healthcare NHS Trust 35 36 36
Dyfed DHA/FHSA 19 5 5
Powys DHA/FHSA 3 3 3
Dyfed Powys Health Authority
Total 217 223 234

Other medical staff6
1993 1994 1995 1996
South Wales
Bridgend and District NHS Trust 71 73 79
Cardiff Community Healthcare NHS Trust 45 34 33
East Glamorgan NHS Trust 51 60 61
Glan Hafren NHS Trust 110 124 132
Glan-y-Mor NHS Trust 62
Gwent Community Health NHS Trust 42 46 45
Llandough Hospital and Community NHS Trust 39 39 46
Mid Glamorgan Ambulance NHS Trust
Morriston Hospital NHS Trust 69 69
Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 42 45 48
North Glamorgan NHS Trust 52 51 53
Rhondda Healthcare NHS Trust 26 29 33
S and E Wales Ambulance NHS Trust7
Swansea NHS Trust 56 58 67
University Dental Hospital NHS Trust 1 1
UHW Healthcare NHS Trust 157 164 160
Velindre NHS Trust8 9 8
West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust9
Gwent DHA/FHSA 4 4 5
Mid Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 4 4 5
South Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 9 7 9
West Glamorgan DHA/FHSA 136 77 5
Bro Taf Health Authority

Other medical staff6
1993 1994 1995 1996
Gwent Health Authority
Iechyd Morgannwg Health Authority
Total 843 894 920
Other Health Authorities 14 10 10
1 At 30 September for 1993 to 1995 and 30 June 1996.
2 Organisations are listed under the name they had at 30 June 1996. Organisational changes mean that figures for some individual organisations are not comparable over all the years given.
3 Including managers (staff paid on manager payscales).
4 Excludes pre-registration learners.
5 Senior registrars, registrars, senior house officers and house officers working in the community or public health service.
6 Consultants, staff grades, associate specialists, hospital practitioners and clinical assistants working in the community or public health service but excluding general medical practitioners.
7 Includes staff formerly employed in the Powys ambulance service.
8 Data for 1996 include staff employed by Breast Test Wales which was previously included with Welsh Health Common Services staff.
9 Includes staff formerly employed in the East Dyfed ambulance service.
10 Staff employed in Welsh Health Common Services Authority and Health Promotion Wales.