§ Baroness Cumberlegeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total number of whole-time equivalent hospital and community health services qualified, and general medical services practice nurses for each year since 1970;
What was the number of (a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) learners and (d) other whole-time
NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) and General Medical Services (GMS) Nursing and midwifery staff Great Britain as at 30 September of each year whole-time equivalents HCHS qualified staff HCHS unqualified staff HCHS learners Other HCHS N&M staff All HCHS nursing and midwifery staff of which Bank nurses1 Agency nurses2 GMS practice nurses 1970 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 1971 175,840 73,610 94,200 —5 343,640 —6 3,000 —6 1972 183,390 81,560 99,490 —5 364,440 —6 3,290 —6 1973 185,120 84,250 101,230 —5 370,600 —6 4,160 —6 1974 189,570 90,220 97,850 —5 377,630 —6 4,990 —6 1975 202,460 103,680 97,670 —5 403,820 —6 4,240 —6 1976 213,230 98,820 101,910 —5 413,960 —6 1,860 —6 1977 219,900 99,680 96,120 —5 487,700 —6 2,480 —6 1978 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 3,780 940 1979 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 —6 4,230 1,050 19801 253,700 116,280 87,390 —5 457,370 —6 4,480 1,130 1981 255,510 121,060 97,310 —5 473,880 —6 4,010 1,310 1982 264,660 119,520 97,100 —5 481,280 350 3,160 1,630 1983 270,290 117,080 94,980 —6 482,350 2,430 2,480 1,840 1984 275,990 114,300 91,150 —5 481,440 3,110 3,830 2,160 1985 282,730 115,950 86,050 —6 484,730 3,710 4,200 2,480 1986 287,200 116,400 82,870 —5 486,480 4,220 5,590 2,800 1987 290,830 118,550 78,840 —5 488,220 4,910 6,330 3,110 1988 293,960 117,390 77,070 —5 488,420 5,830 6,470 3,880 1989 297,780 116,310 76,120 —5 490,220 5,910 7,420 5,200 1990 295,700 114,390 72,430 3,730 486,250 6,230 7,020 8,780 1991 296,840 114,660 60,260 11,050 482,810 8,540 4,190 9,950 1992 300,120 115,680 44,680 6,630 467,110 10,020 3,480 10,340 1993 295,020 116,830 27,130 6,620 445,610 12,030 5,040 10,910 1994 290,970 117,507 13,580 6,620 336,720 12,900 4,650 10,450 19954 298,910 117,604 5,460 6,270 335,700 14,870 6,210 11,180 19964 299,980 108,954 3,390 4,390 324,340 15,610 6,730 11,330 Notes:
1England only.
2England and Scotland only.
3Figures before 1980 are not directly comparable with those for later years due to a reduction in nurses standard working hours in 1980–81 from 40 to 37.5 hours per week.
4 A new classification for the non-medical workforce was introduced in England in 1995 and in Wales from 1996. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.
Figures for Project 2000 students are excluded from the table.
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten, consequently figures may not equal the sum of components.
5denotes zero.
6denotes not available.
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NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) and General Medical Services (GMS) Nursing and midwifery staff United Kingdom as at 30 September of each year whole-time equivalents HCHS qualified staff HCHS unqualified staff HCHS learners Other HCHS N&M staff All HCHS nursing and midwifery staff 1970 —4 —4 —4 —4 —3 1971 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1972 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1973 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1974 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1975 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1976 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1977 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1978 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 1979 —4 —4 —4 —3 —4 19801 263,530 —4 —4 —3 —4 1981 266,160 124,250 101,860 —3 492,270 equivalent hospital and community health services nursing and midwifery staff in each year since 1970;
What was the number of general medical services practice nurses in each year since 1970; and
What was the number of nurses on bank or agency contracts in each year since 1970.
§ Baroness Jay of PaddingtonThe information requested is shown in the following tables.
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NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) and General Medical Services (GMS) Nursing and midwifery staff United Kingdom as at 30 September of each year whole-time equivalents HCHS qualified staff HCHS unqualified staff HCHS learners Other HCHS N&M staff All HCHS nursing and midwifery staff 1982 275,850 122,630 101,510 —3 499,990 1983 281,830 120,110 99,270 —3 501,210 1984 287,830 117,210 95,220 —3 500,260 1985 294,850 118,740 89,590 —3 503,180 1986 299,440 119,140 86,050 —3 504,630 1987 303,050 121,310 81,850 —3 506,210 1988 306,460 120,170 79,940 —3 506,570 1989 310,280 119,140 78,840 —3 508,260 1990 308,150 117,340 75,080 3,730 504,300 1991 309,350 117,850 62,310 11,050 500,560 1992 312,520 118,960 45,830 6,630 483,940 1993 307,240 120,170 27,490 6,620 461,520 1994 303,070 117,507 13,630 6,620 440,830 19952 310,920 117,604 5,500 6,270 440,290 19962 311,790 108,950 3,430 4,390 428,560 Notes:
1Figures before 1980 are not directly comparable with those for later years due to a reduction in nurses standard working hours in 1980–81 from 40 to 37.5 hours per week.
2A new classification for the non-medical workforce was introduced in England in 1995 and in Wales from 1996. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.
Figures for Project 2000 students are excluded from the information provided in the table.
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten, consequently figures may not equal the sum of components.
3denotes zero.
4denotes not available.
5denotes not applicable.