HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 cc266-7W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community nurses are employed in the West Midlands. [23703]

Yvette Cooper

Work force data do not show figures for community nurses separately. Figures for hospital and community nurses are shown in the table.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff within the community nursing areas of work by qualification in the West Midlands regional office area as at 30 September 2000
Whole-time equivalents Headcount
All staff 7,460 9,890
of which:
Health Visitors 1,110 1,410
District Nurses 1,400 1,740
Other community nursing 4,950 6,740
of which:
Qualified 3,260 4,260
Unqualified 1,690 2,490
Community psychiatric 1,420 1,550
of which:
Qualified 1,180 1,270
Unqualified 240 280
Community learning difficulties 1,230 1,500
of which:
Qualified 590 670
Unqualified 640 830
Community services 2,310 3,700
of which:
Qualified 1,490 2,320
Unqualified 820 1,380

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

Figures exclude learners and agency staff

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

Source:

Department of Health non-medical workforce census