§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS vacancies there were for(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives, (d) health visitors, (e) professions allied to medicine and (f) management and administration staff for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; how many posts in each category have been vacant for longer than three months; and if he will make a statement. [157323]
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§ Mr. DenhamThe Department has collected data on the number of posts that have been vacant for three months or more as at 31 March in 1999 and 2000. The information is in the table.
Department of Health Vacancies Survey Three month vacancy figures1 in England as at 31 March for each year 1999 2000 Consultants 530 760 Qualified nurses 7,150 9,870 Of which Midwives 370 490 Health visitors 95 191 Professions allied to medicine2 860 1,510 Administration and estates3 640 1,740 1Posts that had been vacant for three months or more at 31 March each year. 2Professions allied to medicine staff include the following occupation groups: Chiropody, dietetics, occupational therapy. orthoptics/optics, physiotherapy, diagnostic radiography, therapeutic radiology, art/music/drama therapy. 3Management and administration staff are part of administration and estates staff group, and cannot be separately identified. Note:
Figures are whole time equivalents rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Department of Health Vacancies Survey