§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many initial contacts per district nurse there were in each of the past five years. [78056]
§ Mr. HuttonDistrict nurses are registered nurses who have undertaken further training as specialist community practitioners (district nursing). Most district nurses lead teams of staff nurses and health care assistants who will not have been included in the figures requested.
The number of initial contacts per whole time equivalent district nurse in the past five years is shown in the following table.
Year Number of initial contacts per district nurse (w.t.e.) 1997–98 5.1 1998–99 4.9 1999–2000 5.1 2000–01 5.4 2001–02 5.4 Source:
Department of Health, Statistics Division Form KC56 and non-medical workforce census