§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) district nurses, (b) community nurses and (c) midwives there were in (i) St. Helens, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West and (iv) England in each year since 1992. [147171]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified community nursing by each specified group in England, the North West regional office area, Cheshire and Merseyside and the St. Helens and Knowsley Health Authority area as at 30 September each specified year Headcount England North West1 Cheshire and Merseyside2 St. Helens and Knowsley HA3 1992 Community nursing 32,797 4— 4— 229 District nurses 11,013 4— 4— 54 Midwives 29,553 4— 4— 163 1993 Community nursing 33,384 4— 4— 234 District nurses 10,888 4— 4— 52 Midwives 29,439 4— 4— 151 1994 Community nursing 33,866 4— 4— 216 District nurses 10,015 4— 4— 50 Midwives 28,638 4— 4— 144 1995 Community nursing 40,566 4— 4— 339 District nurses 13,793 4— 4— 78 Midwives 22,022 4— 4— 120 1996 Community nursing 43,137 6,116 2,126 331 District nurses 14,248 2,248 752 78 Midwives 22,595 3,782 1,221 113 1997 Community nursing 44,710 6,227 2,212 350 District nurses 14,150 2,263 740 63 Midwives 2,385 3,703 1,173 102 1998 Community nursing 46,953 6,608 2,308 356 District nurses 14,260 2,254 764 57 Midwives 22,841 3,613 1,161 91 Community nursing 48,828 7,043 2,270 328 1999 Community nursing 48,828 7,043 2,270 328 District nurses 14,258 2,175 701 51 Midwives 22,799 3,633 1,289 118 2000 Community nursing 50,877 7,308 2,483 337 District nurses 14,452 2,150 696 51 Midwives 22,572 3,553 1,309 119 2001 Community nursing 55,275 8,180 2,878 380
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified community nursing by each specified group in England, the North West regional office area, Cheshire and Merseyside and the St. Helens and Knowsley Health Authority area as at 30 September each specified year Headcount England North West1 Cheshire and Merseyside2 St. Helens and Knowsley HA3 District nurses 13,510 1,963 673 49 Midwives 23,075 3,674 1,265 121 2002 Community nursing 57,975 9,161 3,181 350 District nurses 12,184 2,126 727 62 Midwives 23,249 3,833 1,276 118 1 1995–2001 data are based on Government Office Region areas, 2002 data is based on staffing figures for Q13 Greater Manchester SHA, Q14 Cumbria and Lancashire SHA, Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside SHA 2 1995–2001 figures are based on QDC Wirral HA:, QC7 Sefton HA, QC2 Liverpool HA, QC5 St. Helens and Knowsley HA, QCW South Cheshire, HA and QCV North Cheshire HA and for 2002 Cheshire and Merseyside SHA. 3 Figures for St. Helens and Knowsley HA for 2002 are based on RBN St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust, 5J3 St. Helens PCT and 5J4 Knowsley PCT. 4 Accurate comparable information is not available. Notes: 1. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years. 2. Community nursing includes nurses employed in community learning disabilities, community psychiatry and community services excluding district nurses. Source: Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census