§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, for each year since 1992 to date, the number of(a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) consultants employed by the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; and if he will make a statement. [114124]
§ Mr. DenhamThe table illustrates that the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed by the Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals National Health Service Trust declined between the years 1994 and 1997. However, numbers remain constant for 1998, and the numbers of hospital medical doctors employed within the trust steadily increased since 1994, demonstrating our commitment to increase the number of doctors and nurses working within the NHS. It should be noted that inflated figures for nursing staff in 1994 are not comparable with later years, due to a new classification system introduced in 1995 (see notes). 867W
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Nursing, Midwifery and hospital visiting staff, employed by Royal
Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, as at 30 September of each year
Nursing, Midwifery and health visiting staff Hospital medical staff and consultants Whole-time equivalents Numbers (headcount) Numbers (headcount) Of which medical consultants 1994 850 1,130 160 70 1995 750 950 170 70 1996 730 940 190 70 1997 710 900 190 70 1998 720 900 200 80 Notes:
1. The Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust came into being on 1 April 1994. Data from earlier years cannot be disaggregated from health authority returns.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
3. 1994 figures include agency staff and exclude learners, 1995 to 1998 figures exclude agency staff and learners.
4. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995, therefore information based on this classification is not comparable with earlier years.
5. Before 1996, some hospital medical staff were employed directly by the Regional Health Authority and so may not be included in these figures.
Source:
Department of Health Non Medical Workforce Census
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census