§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many matrons have been recruited since his Department's announcement on the issue, broken down by(a) PCT areas and (b) age. [53300]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 29 April 2002]: Available information was published in a report, 'Modern Matrons in the NHS: a progress report', on 15 April 2002 and is set out in the table. Data was collected prior to changes that took effect on I April 2002, and is therefore presented within old regional office boundaries. Data broken down by PCT area and by age is not available centrally.
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Region Number of matrons by April 2002 London 452 North West 224 South West 261 Trent 205 West Midlands 210 Northern and Yorkshire 239 SouthWest 180 Eastern 124