§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many doctors and nurses have been employed in NHS hospitals in Wales since 1990; and how many vacancies for doctors and nurses in Wales remain unfilled at present. [93110]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesInformation on the whole-time equivalent numbers of hospital doctors and nurses is given in the following table. Information on hospital nurses is available in a comparable form only for the last three years.
Current vacancies for doctors and nurses in Wales are a matter for the National Assembly for Wales.
Staff in post at 30 September (whole-time equivalents) Hospital doctors Hospital nursing staff 1990 2,440 — 1991 2,491 — 1992 2,624 — 1993 2,751 — 1994 2,858 — 1995 2,972 — 1996 3,059 17,751 1997 3,168 17,809 1998 3,314 18,155