§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of the district nurse service in(a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1990 and (d) 1999; and how many were employed in each of those years. [126827]
§ Mr. DenhamNumbers of district nurses employed in the service are shown in the table. The cost of the district nurse service in this series of years cannot be disaggregated from general expenditure on community nursing and medicine.
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NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): All district nursing staff employed by the NHS, in England as at 30 September each year Whole time equivalent Numbers (headcount) 1970 1— 1— 19802 12,861 1— 1990 10,390 11,650 1999 11,380 14,260 1Not available 2Includes staff with and without district training and staff assisting district nursing. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years. Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
3. Figures exclude learners and agency staff.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.