§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses have been recruited in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997. [123806]
§ Angela SmithFigures are provided in the tables.
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Non-bank nurses1 who have been recruited to work in trusts in Northern Ireland in each year since 1997 (headcount figures given only) Trust 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 South and East Belfast HSS Trust 26 44 41 18 48 59 Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust 5 11 10 10 14 25 Southern Board HQ 0 0 1 1 0 1 Homefirst Community HSS Trust 144 114 195 225 141 312 Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust 30 165 81 115 144 191 Sperrin/Lakeland HSS Trust 47 75 54 58 34 77 Blood Transfusion Service 1 0 0 0 1 1 Altnagelvin Group HSS Trust 96 86 72 80 81 63 Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust 22 23 35 28 34 22 Craigavon Area Hospital Group HSS Trust 20 37 98 82 46 110 Ulster Community and Hospitals Group HSS Trust 81 71 150 189 248 333 Down Lisburn HSS Trust 39 62 59 57 105 102 Regional Medical Physics Agency 0 0 0 0 0 1 Foyle Community HSS Trust 40 26 46 42 60 36 Royal Hospitals 160 191 253 281 289 341 Green Park Healthcare HSS Trust 74 111 71 39 63 92 North and West Belfast HSS Trust 25 19 22 16 51 30 Newry and Mourne HSS Trust 26 27 18 30 38 47 Causeway HSS Trust 84 61 85 66 72 84 Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust 13 24 36 21 48 85 United Hospitals HSS Trust 107 103 93 120 74 82 Total 1,040 1,250 1,420 1,478 1,591 2,094 1 Bank nurses have been excluded from these figures—they cover for staffing shortfalls and fluctuating workloads in order to maintain service delivery