HC Deb 12 February 2001 vol 363 cc32-4W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital and community health service nurses who are(a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) midwives, (d) learner staffs, and (e) Project 2000 students, as whole-time equivalents were employed (i) in each region and (ii) in total in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. [148608]

Mr. Denham

Data from 1990 onwards are in the table. To provide data from 1979 would incur disproportionate costs.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified

nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and learners in

England as at 30 September each year

Whole-time equivalents
Qualified nursing of which: Midwives Unqualified nursing Learners
1990
England 242.340 19.980 90.450 58.840
Northern 16.950 1.270 5.890 3.880
Yorkshire 18.540 1.650 6.380 4.890
Trent 23.090 1.890 9.330 5.330
East Anglia 9.760 820 4.170 2.060
North West Thames 15.590 1.200 5.250 5.080
North East Thames 19.800 1.620 6.320 6.600
South East Thames 18.740 1.410 5.960 4.290
South West Thames 13.760 980 5.250 2.860
Wessex 13.970 1.140 6.540 2.750
Oxford 11.030 1.010 3.870 2.130
South Western 16.320 1.230 7.670 3.270
West Midlands 25.460 2.340 9.900 6.500
Mersey 12.930 1.110 4.870 3.060
North Western 22.920 2.160 8.550 5.330
Other 3 460 80 460 800
1991
England 243.250 19.760 90.550 47.340
Northern 16.880 1.290 5.960 3.240
Yorkshire 18.480 1.630 6.330 3.620
Trent 23.290 1.880 9.350 4.020
East Anglia 9.810 790 4.190 1.730
North West Thames 16.280 1.140 5.400 3.600
North East Thames 20.050 1.610 6.340 5.830
South East Thames 16.620 1.320 5.650 3.790
South West Thames 14.120 1.040 5.030 1.950
Wessex 14.130 1.150 6.560 2.190
Oxford 11.320 1.030 4.000 1.280
South Western 16.130 1.180 7.410 2.460
West Midlands 25.210 2.240 9.790 5.800
Mersey 12.620 1.100 4.780 2.420
North Western 23.230 2.200 8.720 4.480
Other 5.070 90 1.030 940
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and learners in England as at 30 September each year
Whole-time equivalents
Qualified nursing of which: Midwives Unqualified nursing Learners
1992
England 246.570 20.350 90.840 34.740
East Anglia 9.320 740 4.000 1.250
Mersey 12.700 1.110 4.650 1.780
North East Thames 16.290 1.280 5.100 4.320
North West Thames 14.960 1.100 4.980 2.020
North western 22.810 2.180 8.510 2.720
Northern 16.770 1.390 5.590 780
Oxford 11.600 970 3.860 780
South East Thames 14.920 1.340 5.250 1.590
South West Thames 17.360 1.380 5.610 3.110
South western 16.580 1.220 7.660 1.000
Trent 23.230 1.870 9.500 2.310
Wessex 13.570 1.070 5.990 880
West Midlands 22.920 2.160 8.690 2.400
Yorkshire 18.130 1.610 5.990 2.890
Other 15.420 850 5.480 6.900
1993
England 241.850 19.630 91.940 21.040
Northern 17.650 1.400 5.840 820
Yorkshire 18.910 1.670 6.310 1.830
Trent 22.420 1.700 9.810 1.540
East Anglia 9.740 740 4.380 620
North West Thames 15.290 1.070 4.990 850
North East Thames 18.540 1.590 5.910 3.320
South East Thames 16.200 1.300 5.700 1.730
South West Thames 14.110 1.120 5.350 1.390
Wessex 14.720 1.140 7.140 480
Oxford 11.970 980 4.370 460
South western 16.660 1.210 7.920 760
West Midlands 25.480 2.350 9.900 3.270
Mersey 12.400 1.040 4.470 1.100
Northwestern 22.740 2.180 8.740 2.250
Other 5.020 70 1.120 610
1994
England 238.780 19.340 92.550 11.080
Anglia and Oxford 21.140 1.710 8.550 600
North Thames 33.090 2.700 11.440 2.060
North West 34.960 3.130 13.240 1.810
Northern and Yorkshire 35.190 3.000 12.310 1.740
Trent 23.490 1.610 10.160 630
South Thames 30.070 2.340 11.380 1.470
South and West 31.120 2.390 14.590 410
West Midlands 25.090 2.350 9.510 1.910
Other 4.640 70 1.360 440
1995
England 246.820 18.030 82.910 4.580
Anglia and Oxford 23.600 1.900 8.620 270
North Thames 36.030 2.400 9.900 990
North West 37.560 3.170 12.300 760
Northern and Yorkshire 35.580 2.580 10.780 570
South and West 30.860 2.370 11.600 360
South Thames 31.740 2.190 9.830 600
Trent 23.610 1.580 9.270 270
West Midlands 25.910 1.840 8.360 760
Other 1,920 2.240 1
1996
England 248.070 18.250 83.650 2.670
Anglia and Oxford 23.590 1.700 9.000 250
North Thames 37.130 2.480 9.800 490
North West 37.180 3.090 12.460 380
Northern and Yorkshire 35.520 2.650 10.890 240
South and West 30.820 2.420 11.610 230
South Thames 32.510 2.220 9.870 450
Trent 23.570 1.670 9.530 160
West Midlands 26.070 2.020 8.290 460
Other 1.680 2.190 1
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and learners in England as at 30 September each year
Whole-time equivalents
Qualified nursing of which: midwives Unqualified nursing Learners
1997
England 246.010 18.050 84.020 2.250
Anglia and Oxford 23.310 1.640 8.720 210
North Thames 36.810 2.500 10.080 460
North West 36.770 3.040 12.520 230
Northern and Yorkshire 33.600 2.410 11.390 190
South and West 30.670 2.410 11.120 190
South Thames 32.460 2.160 9.790 370
Trent 25.150 1.770 9.610 150
West Midlands 25.620 2.110 8.570 440
Other 1.620 2.220
1998
England 247.240 18.170 84.520 2.080
Anglia and Oxford 23.650 1.790 8.660 230
North Thames 36.570 2.480 10.080 510
North West 36.820 2.930 12.910 240
Northern and Yorkshire 33.750 2.340 11.120 180
South and West 31.100 2.390 11.000 180
South Thames 31.930 2.180 10.000 320
Trent 25.390 1.820 9.540 140
West Midlands 26.350 2.240 9.010 290
Other 1.680 2.200
1999
England 250.650 17.880 87.440 1.880
Eastern 21.260 1.540 9.570 220
London 42.810 2.870 8.690 480
North West 37.420 2.930 13.720 220
Northern and Yorkshire 34.540 2.170 11.380 140
South East 36.620 2.530 14.320 330
South West 24.040 1.830 8.550 120
Trent 25.950 1.840 9.540 130
West Midlands 26.340 2.170 9.300 250
Other 1.670 2.380
1 Five or less and greater than zero

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures exclude agency staff.

3. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts zero.

4. "Others" includes staff employed by SHAs, OSAs and other centrally based services.

5. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.

6. New regional office boundaries were introduced in 1994 and 1999.

7. Since 1989 traditional pre-registration nurse training was gradually replaced by Project 2000 training. Project 2000 students are funded by bursaries and are not employed by the HCHS; they are not therefore included in the workforce numbers.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census