§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has given to National Health Service trusts on the provision of training for health care assistants. [40469]
§ Mr. MilburnThe provision of training for health care assistants is the responsibility of National Health Service employers.
§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) the number of health care assistants employed by each National Health Service trust in the North West Region and (b) the percentage of the total trust workforce each figure represents. [40470]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information requested is given in the table.
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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) health care assistants and percentage of health care assistants within the total NHS HCHS workforce in north west regional office area by trust as at 30 September 1996 Whole-time equivalents HCAs Total HCHS workforce Percentage of total HCHS workforce South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust 2— 4,690 0.0 Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 10 2,800 0.4 Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust 10 2,170 0.5 Mancunian Community Health NHS Trust 10 1,170 0.9 Furness Hospitals NHS Trust 1— 1,150 0.0 Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust 210 940 322.3 Blackburn Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Healthcare NHS Trust 10 2,560 0.4 Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust 90 2,730 3.3 Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 1— 630 0.0 Communicare NHS Trust 2— 930 0.0 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 110 2,790 3.9 Guild Community Health Care NHS Trust 2— 1,050 0.0 Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust 1— 1,370 0.0 Salford Community Health Care NHS Trust 1— 610 0.0 North Manchester Health Care NHS Trust 10 2,730 0.4 Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 1— 2,040 0.0 Community Healthcare Bolton NHS Trust 2— 640 0.0 Bury Health Care NHS Trust 1— 1,890 0.0 Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust 1— 1,430 0.0 Tameside and Glossop Community/Priority Services NHS Trust 20 1,390 1.4 Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 2— 2,360 0.0 Stockport Acute Services NHS Trust 40 1,770 2.3 Stockport Healthcare NHS Trust 60 1,860 3.2 Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust 170 3,970 4.3 Manchester Childrens Hospitals NHS Trust 2— 1,230 0.0 1Denotes zero 2Denotes less than five and greater than zero 3The 210 HCA's for Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust are ambulance care assistants Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Percentages were calculated using the unrounded figures
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental and non-medical workforce censuses 1996. The NHS Occupation Code manual defines Health Care Assistants as support staff who are trained, or who are undertaking training, in the various competences related to their job through NVQ or other local HCA training. The figures in the table exclude staff acting as unqualified nurses or therapy helpers or assistants
§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health care assistants in England and Wales have obtained national vocational qualifications; and what percentage of the total number of health care assistants that figure represents. [40468]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information requested is not collected centrally.