§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) hospital consultants in the NHS and (b) in England were aged (i) under 30, (ii) 30–40, (iii) 40–50, (iv) 50–60 and (v) over 60 in each year since 1992, broken down by region. [120440]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested has been placed in the Library.
The number of consultants practising in the national health service has increased by 50 per cent. since 1992 and the age profile of the consultant work force has become younger.
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§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time-equivalent(a) general practitioners, excluding GP retainers and registrars and (b) hospital consultants there were per 100,000 population in each year since 1997. [120442]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of whole-time-equivalents1 for (a) general practitioners excluding general practitioner retainers and registrars2 and (b) hospital consultants per 100,000 population in each year since 1997 in England3 is shown in the table.
1 All Practitioners WTE data has been estimated using the results from the 1992–93 GMP Workload Survey; Full time = 1.00 wte; three quarter time = 0.69 wte; job share = 0.65 wte; half time = 0.60 wte.2 All Practitioners (excluding GP Retainers and GP Registrars) includes Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents, Restricted Principals, Assistants, Salaried Doctors and PMS Other.3 Consultant England totals do not equal the sum of component parts as they include consultants working for special hospitals, the national blood authority and public health laboratory service.
Whole-time-equivalents General practitioners Hospital consultants 1997 54.3 40.3 1998 54.4 41.8 1999 54.4 43.6 2000 54.2 45.1 2001 54.1 46.7
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Doctors in training1 in England, the North East and South Tyneside Healthcare NHS Trust as at 30 September 1997–2001 Number (headcount) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Englandof which 30,313 30,848 31,527 31,922 32,792 County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority Area 586 606 658 659 667 Norhumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority Areaof which: 1,150 1,028 1,194 1,270 1,282 South Tyneside Healthcare NHS Trust 73 63 78 97 161 1The figures in this table refer to staff in the HCHS sector only and thus exclude GP registrars on the vocational part of their training Note:
Doctors in training includes the Registrar Group, House Officers (Hos) and Senior House Officers (SHOs)
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each NHS trust how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were six years ago; and how many there are now. [120717]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested has been placed in the Library.
§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps are being taken to reduce(a) incidences of violence to staff, (b) accidents to staff and (c) levels of sickness absence in the NHS; and if he will make a statement; [120631]
(2) what plans there are to standardise awareness and reporting of (a) violence to staff, (b) accidents to staff and (c) levels of sickness absence in NHS trusts; and if he will make a statement. [120632]
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All Practitioners data a s at 1 October 1997–99 and 30 September 2000–01. Consultants data as at 30 September each year.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census. ONS 2001 Census based resident population estimates.
Compared to 1997 the number of GPs (excluding GP registrars and GP retainers) has increased by 904 or 3.2 per cent. In addition, those entering training as GP registrars has risen by 565 or 42.1 per cent., since 1997.
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many junior doctors there were in(a) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) the UK in each year since 1997. [120582]
§ Mr. HuttonThe table shows the number of doctors in training in England and the North East which covers the two strategic health authorities of County Durham and Tees Valley and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and South Tyneside Healthcare national health service trust in each year since1997. Information on Scotland and Wales are matters for the devolved administrations. While the institutions in Northern Ireland are dissolved, responsibility rests with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office.
The number of doctors in training in England increased by 8 per cent. between September 1997 and September 2001.
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department has issued a wide range of guidance on violence towards staff, staff accidents and also management of sickness absence in the national health service that should be followed by NHS trusts. The Department will reinforce this message in new guidance to be produced in the autumn of 2003. The National Audit Office (NAO) report, "A Safer Place to Work—Improving the Management of Health and Safety risks to staff in NHS Trusts", shows that the guidance is working, as the number of serious accidents reported by NHS trusts to the Health and Safety Executive have decreased by 25 per cent., over the last five years.
From 1 April 2003, the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service will take over lead responsibility for tackling violence against NHS staff and will be leading a programme of work in 2003–04 to consider how best to implement the recommendations contained in the N AO's recent report. These include 167W recommendations to improve the risk assessment process, to standardise the training staff receive, to deal with violence and ensuring that NHS employing organisations are managing the problem of violence within a clear legal framework.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors and (b) nurses employed in the NHS have refugee status. [120375]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not collect data on the number of doctors and nurses employed in the national health service with refugee status.
All qualified nurses in hospitals and primary care, including Practice Nurses employed by Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs )1 per head of population, in England (by 2001 regions); 1997–2001 whole time equivalent 1997 1998 1999 Region All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses per 100,000 of population All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses per 100,000 of population All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses per 100,000 of population England 256,093 528 257,597 529 261,340 535 Northern and Yorkshire 34,844 559 35,045 563 35,866 577 Trent 26,216 518 26,546 524 27,060 534 West Midlands 26,804 510 27,573 524 27,498 522 North West 37,932 585 38,018 587 38,742 600 Eastern 21,838 414 22,142 417 22,481 421 London 44,050 636 43,651 626 44,333 630 South East 38,287 452 38,123 448 38,587 450 South West 24,506 509 24,822 512 25,099 515 1 UPEs include CMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. Note:
HCHS data as at 30 September each year
Practice nurse data as at 1 October 1997–99 and 30 September 2000–01
England totals do not equal the sum of component parts as they include HCHS nurses working for Special Health Authorities.
Figures exclude learners and agency staff.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal and Medical Services Statistics
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
2001 ONS Population Census
All qualified nurses in hospitals and primary care, including Practice Nurses employed by Unrestricted Principals and
Equivalents (UPEs )1 per head of population, in England (by 2001
regions); 1997–2001
whole time equivalent 2000 2001 Region All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses per 100,000 of population Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses All Qualified HCHS and Practice Nurses per 100,000 of population England 266,987 545 277,334 564 Northern and Yorkshire 37,015 596 38,459 618 Trent 27,454 541 28,003 550 West Midlands 28,032 533 29,469 559 North West 39,678 615 40,716 631 Eastern 23,758 442 25,214 467 London 44,727 630 46,870 652 South East 39,012 453 41,008 475 South West 25,531 520 26,630 540 1UPEs include CMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs. Note:
HCHS data as at 30 September each year
Practice Nurse data as at 1 October 1997–99 and 30 September 2000–01