§ Ms ShipleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many practice nurses are employed by general practitioners in(a) England, (b) West Midlands and (c) the Dudley area. [23704]
§ Yvette CooperThe data for 2000 are shown in the table. The 2001 census will be published in February 2002.
Practice nurses employed by unrestricted principals and equivalents (PEs)1 in England and West Midlands regional office as at 30 September 2000 Headcount England 19,200 of which: West Midlands RO Birmingham HA 426 Coventry HA 142 Dudley HA 100 Herefordshire HA 67 North Staffordshire HA 196 Sandwell HA 122 Shropshire HA 155 Solihull HA 77 South Staffordshire HA 261 Walsall HA 101 Warwickshire HA 144 Wolverhampton HA 113 Worcestershire HA 200 West Midland total 2,104 1UPEs include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried GPs Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics—February 2002.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses recruited into the NHS in each of the last three years have come from overseas. [24658]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department's non-medical work force census does not record how many nurses were trained overseas.
In order to work in the United Kingdom foreign nurses have to be registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC). The UKCC register differentiates between nurses trained in the European Community and those trained elsewhere. Data for the last three years where analysis have been published are in the table.
Nurses registered with the UKCC do not necessarily work in the NHS.
Year to 31 March 1998 Year to 31 March 1999 Year to 31 March 2000 EC initial entrants 1,439 1,412 1,416 Overseas initial entrants 2,861 3,568 5,967 Total 4,300 4,980 7,404 Source:
UKCC statistical analysis of the professional register
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