HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 cc182-3W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many additional(a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) matrons have been employed (i) in each region and (ii) in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since (A) 1997 and (B) 2001. [148405]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the number of doctors and nurses in England, each Government Office Region and within County Durham and Tees Valley and Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authorities areas for the years requested is shown in the table. Separate information is not collected centrally on the number of matrons employed in the national health service.

1 UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried Gps.

2 1997 practice nurse data as at 1 October 1997, all other data as at 30 September.

Notes:

1. Government Office Regions are based on grouped Strategic Health Authority areas

2. 1997 and 2001 include estimated data for County Durham and Tees Valley based upon the proportioning of staff who moved from Northallerton NHS Trust.

3. Other Government Office Regions include estimated data for Trent, North West London, Cheshire and Merseyside SHA's and Special Health Authorities based on staff at Rampton, Broadmoor and Ashworth Special Hospitals.

Sources:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.