HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc231-2W
Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies for(a) district nurses, (b) health visitors and (c) midwives there were in the Weston Area Health Trust in each year since 1997. [165602]

NHS hospital community health services: district nurses, health visitors and midwives employed within Weston Area Health NHS Trust as

at 30 September each year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Whole—time equivalent
District nurses 26 27 6 29 28 0 0
Health visitors 23 23 0 22 22 2 3
Midwives 8 7 3 8 8 9 12
Headcount
District nurses 31 36 7 35 33 0 0
Health visitors 29 30 0 29 29 4 6
Midwives 10 8 4 9 10 14 25
Note:
The change in staff numbers from 2001 to 2002 is because in April 2002 community staff (inclu Jing district nurses and health visitors) transferred from Weston Area Health NHS Trust to North Somerset PCT.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many intensive care beds there were in the Weston Area Health Trust in each year since 1997. [165605]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is only available centrally from 1999 and is shown in the table.

Available adult critical care beds on the census day, Weston Area

National Health Service Trust
Date Open and staffed adult critical care beds
March 1999 3
September 1999 3
January 2000 3
July 2000 3
January 2001 4
July 2001 4
January 2002 5
July 2002 5

Ms Rosie Winterton

Figures for three-month vacancies for district nurses, health visitors and midwives in Weston Area Health National Health Service Trust as at 31 March each year have been collected since 1999 and are shown in the table.

NHS hospital community health services: three—month vacancies

for district nurses. heath visitors and midwives in the Weston

Area Health NHS Trust as at 31 March each year
whole—time equivalent
District nurses Health visitors Midwives
1999 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0
2002 I 0 0
2003 0 0
Note:
Three—month vacancies ire vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill which had Listed for three months or more (whole-time equivalents)
Source:
Department of Health Vacancies Survey

Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) district nurses, (b) health visitors and (c) midwives there were in the Weston Area Health Trust in each year since 1997 broken down by (i) headcount and (ii) whole-time equivalent. [165603]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Available adult critical care beds on the census day, Weston Area

National Health Service Trust
Date Open and staffed adult critical care beds
January 2003 5
July 2003 5
January 2004 5
Source:
Department of Health form KHO3a.