HL Deb 10 March 2003 vol 645 cc157-8WA
Lord Ouseley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What equality and diversity data are available on the make-up of general practitioners, nurses and consultants in the National Health Service.[HL1905]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Data on the National Health Service workforce are collected in a set of annual censuses (as at 30 September), one for NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) medical and dental staff, one for NHS HCHS non-medical staff and one for general medical practitioners, their patients and their staff. Each census includes information about a range of equality and diversity factors, as set out below, alongside information about the type of work carried out (such as medical grade or speciality).

NHS HCHS Medical and Dental: includes data on ethnicity, gender and age.

NHS HCHS Non-Medical staff: includes data on gender, age and ethnicity.

General Medical Practitioners: includes data on gender and age (not available for practice staff).

Some of these data are available in the following publications: Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services Medical and Dental staff in England: 1991–2001; NHS Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services Medical and Dental Workforce Census, England at 30 September 2001; NHS Hospital and Community Health Services Non-Medical Staff in England: 1991–2001; Department of Health NHS Hospital and Community Health Services Non-Medical Worklorce Census England: 30 September 2001—Detailed Results; Statistics for General Medical Practitioners in England: 1991–2001; General & Personal Medical Services Statistics in England & Wales as at 30 September 2001.

These data are also available on the Internet at www.doh.gov.uk/public/nhsworkforce.htm.