HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1411-2W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the staff to patient ratio in the NHS hospitals in Havering is. [137331]

Mr. Hutton

Figures on staff to patient ratios are not collected centrally. Information on the number of staff and activity at Barking, Havering and Redbridge National Health Service Trust is shown in the tables.

Hospital, Public Health Medicine, Community Health Services(HCHS) and General and Personal Medical Services: All NHS staff by organisation—as at 30 September 2002
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust RF4 Numbers (headcount)
All NHS staff1 6,113
Medical and dental staff1 538
Non-medical staff2 5,575
GPs3 4—
1Data excludes medical Hospital Practitioners and medical Clinical Assistants, most of whom are also GPs working part time in hospitals.
2 Figures for London based on the Strategic Health Authority Areas Q04 North West London SHA, Q05 North Central London SHA, Q06 North East London SHA, Q07.
South East London SHA, Q08 South West London SHA, and RRU the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
3 All Practitioners include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para. 52 SFA), PMS Other and GP Retainers.
4 Not available

Sources

Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.

Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census.

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

Department of Health (England), Hospital Episode Statistics— 2001–021
Hospital providers Admissions
RF4 Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust 101,292
1 Ungrossed data

Notes

1. Admissions—Admissions are defined as the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.

2. Grossing—Figures have not (yet) been adjusted for shortfalls in data (ie the data are ungrossed).

Source

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health

Non-admitted patient attendances, Barking Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust
Type of attendance 2001–02 2002–03
Accident and Emergency
First 175,262 171,121
Total 184,028 185,578
Out-patient
First 126,535 126,833
Total 430,026 415,326
To ward for treatment by nurses: total 16,961 16,072
Imaging and radiodiagnostic examinations/tests: total 389,597 394,630
NHS day care facilities: total 3,430 3,044

Notes

1. Both first attendances and total attendances have been included where available. Total figures include subsequent attendances where the same patient has returned for further treatment.

2. A patient can also have more than one first attendance if they are receiving treatment for different conditions.

Source

Department of Health dataset KH09, KH05, KH12, KH14.