§ Mr. FrancoisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time ambulance paramedics were employed by the Essex Ambulance Service on 1 September 2003. [132635]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonPublished figures are not yet available for September 2003. As at 30 September 2002, there were 210 full-time ambulance paramedics employed by the Essex Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust. In addition, a further 23 were employed on a part-time basis, giving a total whole-time equivalent of 220
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Patients England of Unrestricted Principals and Equivalents (UPEs)1 by strategic health authority in as at 30 September 2002 Number (headcount) SHA code SHA name All patients Under 16 16 and over Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2,177,943 402,226 1,775,717 Q02 Bedford and Hertfordshire 1,690,454 342,940 1,347,514 Q03 Essex 1,646,695 320,293 1,326,402 Q04 North West London 2,040,719 351,554 1,689,165 Q05 North Central London 1,394,454 249,041 1,145,413 Q06 North East London 1,647,642 352,690 1,294,952 Q07 South East London 1,629,989 311,813 1,318,176 Q08 South West London 1,409,652 256,397 1,153,255 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 1,428,122 262,895 1,165,227 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 1,166,109 226,726 939,383 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1,671,717 315,685 1,356,032 Q12 West Yorkshire 2,175,033 435,650 1,739,383 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 1,943,598 375,381 1,568,217 Q14 Greater Manchester 2,662,307 538,021 2,124,286 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 2,440,943 472,683 1,968,260 Q16 Thames Valley 2,284,737 448,969 1,835,768 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1,790,410 340,689 1,449,721 Q18 Kent and Medway 1,608,226 322,293 1,285,933 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 2,650,943 481,421 2,169,522 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2,227,736 423,386 1,804,350 Q21 South West Peninsula 1,610,145 286,706 1,323,439 Q22 Somerset and Dorset 1,181,982 211,154 970,828 Q23 South Yorkshire 1,348,408 261,130 1,087,278 Q24 Trent 2,621,590 495,018 2,126,572 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 1,568,323 311,591 1,256,732 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 1,494,796 286,852 1,207,944 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 2,436,973 505,083 1,931,890 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire. Herefordshire and Worcs 1,572,745 298,861 1,273,884 England total 51,522,391 9,887,148 41,635,243 1 UPEs include CMS unrestricted principals, PMS Salaried and PMS Contracted GPs. Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.