§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of nurses employed by the health authorities in Cheshire for each of the last five years; and what was the national average number of nurses employed by health authorities in each of those years. [36492]
§ Mr. HoramThe information is shown in the table. Figures in the table represent nursing and midwifery staff employed by district health authorities and, therefore, do not include staff employed by national health service trusts.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) Nursing and Midwifery Staff (excluding Agency) employed by District Health Authorities (DHAs) in Cheshire and the Average Number of Nursing and Midwifery Staff employed by Health Authorities in England at 30 September 1990 to 1994 Whole-time equivalents 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Chester DHA 2,050 1,720 1,570 760 150 Crewe DHA 1,950 1,100 810 1— n/a Halton DHA 560 360 320 1— n/a Macclesfield DHA 1,360 1,270 1,240 1— n/a Warrington DHA 2,110 1,810 1,930 1— n/a South-east Cheshire DHA n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— North Cheshire DHA n/a n/a n/a n/a 1— Average number (wte) of nursing and midwifery staff in English district health authorities 2.050 1,820 1,430 850 170 Notes:
Nursing and midwifery staff working in directly managed units are employees of DHAs. Nurses employed by Trusts are not included. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10, consequently totals may not equal sum of components due to rounding.
1 Denotes 5 or less.
n/a = not applicable.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.