§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed at(a) York Health Services NHS Trust, (b) Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust and (c) Harrogate Health Care in (i) 1999, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1997. [99053]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is in the tables.
Unvalidated figures for 1999 indicate a steady position in both Harrogate and Northallerton with an increase in both head count and whole-time equivalents of qualified nurses in York.
The figures have fallen in Harrogate due to the completion of the new Harrogate District Hospital and the closure of Harrogate General Hospital.
All three trusts are provided with pre-registration nurse education by the University of York. Commissions for training places at York University have increased as follows:
Year Number 1996–97 174 1997–98 187 1998–99 202 1999–2000 222
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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): nurses, qualified and unqualified, by specified trusts, as at 30 September each year 1997 1998 Trusts hc1 wte2 hc1 wte2 Total 3,850 2,820 3,400 2,620 Harrogate Health Care NHS Trust Total 920 730 900 690 Qualified 650 530 650 520 Unqualified 270 200 250 170
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): nurses, qualified and unqualified, by specified trusts, as at 30 September each year 1997 1998 Trusts hc1 wte2 hc1 wte2 Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust Total 590 460 590 460 Qualified 430 340 530 420 Unqualified 160 120 60 40 York Health Services NHS Trust Total 2,340 1,630 1,910 1,470 Qualified 1,740 1,220 1,400 1,100 Unqualified 590 410 510 370 1hc—indicates number 2wte—indicates whole time equivalent Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Figures exclude learners and agency staff.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.