§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the vacancy rate was for each professional group in the North West London Strategic Health Authority in each year since 1997. [172819]
§ Mr. HuttonGeneral practitioner vacancy rates are not collected by strategic health authority.
Vacancy rates for other professional groups are only collected centrally for:
- Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff.
- Allied health professionals.
- Other qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff.
- Ambulance staff.
- Consultants.
However, this data has only been collected since 1999. The figures are shown in the table.
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Annex A: Department of Health Vacancies Survey, Three-month vacancy rates in England, North West London Strategic Health Authority area and Brent and Harrow Health Authority area Percentage Specified staff groups 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Other qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff England 1.6 2.6 3.3 3.2 2.8 Q04 North West London SHA n/a n/a n/a 4.8 4.6 QAR Brent and Harrow HA 2.7 2.0 1.4 n/a n/a Ambulance staff England 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.7 Q04 North West London SHA n/a n/a n/a 0.0 1 QAR Brent and Harrow HA 0.0 1— 1— n/a n/a Consultants England 2.3 2.8 3.0 3.8 4.7 Q04 North West London SHA 2.1 1.7 1.1 4.0 3.4 QAR Brent and Harrow HA — — — — — n/a = Not applicable. 1 Figures where sum of staff in post and vacancies is less than 10. Notes: 1. Three-month vacancies are as at 31 March each year. 2. Three-month vacancies are vacancies which Trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time equivalents). 3. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three-month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. For 1999–2001, three-month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the previous September's Workforce Census. 5. For 2002–03, three-month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the March Vacancy Survey. Sources: Department of Health Vacancies Survey. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the vacancy rate is for each health professional group in each strategic health authority in England; and what the average figures are for(a) London and (b) England. [172820]
§ Mr. HuttonThe three-month vacancy rate and number for specified non-medical professional groups and consultants in each strategic health authority
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Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2003—Vacancies in NHS Trusts by Strategic Health Authority and NHS Trust, specified staff groups three month vacancy rates and numbers Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff
Qualified Allied Health Professionals
Other qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff
Three month vacancy rate
percentage
Three month vacancy
number
Three month vacancy rate
percentage
Three month vacancy
number
Three month vacancy rate
percentage
Three month vacancy
number
England 2.9 7,967 4.8 2,176 2.8 1,548 Norfolk. Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 1.4 167 5.4 115 2.6 59 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 4.9 315 7.4 79 5.9 65 Essex Strategic HA 3.4 220 4.1 46 3.1 42 London 5.7 2,611 8.4 594 4.8 510 North West London Strategic HA 6.3 737 7.3 127 4.6 111 North Central London Strategic HA 6.5 638 9.0 139 4.1 109 North East London Strategic HA 3.7 303 8.6 110 2.5 42 South East London Strategic HA 7.3 779 10.7 166 7.4 194 South West London Strategic HA 2.8 153 5.3 52 4.4 55 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 1.7 177 3.7 56 2.7 48 County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 0.8 57 2.4 25 1.1 11 North and East Yorkshire And Northern Lincolnshire Strategic HA
2.1 163 4.9 63 2.7 West Yorkshire Strategic HA 1.6 211 3.6 86 1.5 39 Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 1.8 202 3.0 52 2.7 43 Greater Manchester Strategic HA 3.0 524 4.4 127 1.8 57 Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 1.0 155 2.8 66 2.3 74 Thames Valley Strategic HA 4.0 400 7.3 129 3.8 66 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 4.6 422 5.4 76 3.4 46 Kent and Medway Strategic HA 4.4 312 4.1 49 2.3 29 Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 4.1 508 6.4 147 5.0 108 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 3.6 441 3.0 68 1.7 46 South West Peninsula Strategic HA 1.2 106 3.2 49 1.6 25 (SHA) as at March 2003 is shown in the table. The average three-month vacancy rate and number for London and England as at March 2003 has also been provided.
The estimated three-month general practitioner vacancy rate for England in 2003 was 3.4 per cent. It is not possible to produce reliable estimates of the vacancy rate for GPs at SHA level.
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Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2003—Vacancies in NHS Trusts by Strategic Health Authority and NHS Trust, specified staff groups three month vacancy rates and numbers
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff
Qualified Allied Health Professionals
Other qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff
Three month vacancy rate
percentage
Three month vacancy
number
Three month vacancy rate percentage
Three month vacancy
number
Three month vacancy rate
percentage
Three month vacancy
number
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 0.7 42 1.1 12 1.3 12 South Yorkshire Strategic HA 0.9 82 2.2 34 1.1 21 Trent Strategic HA 1.1 158 2.2 52 0.9 23 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic HA 2.9 216 5.1 61 3.3 46 Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 1.1 83 3.6 46 2.2 29 Birmingham and The Black Country Strategic HA 2.2 328 5.0 103 2.6 81 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Strategic HA 0.8 59 3.3 40 1.7 21 Special Health Authorities 1.7 8 1— 1— 0.4 11
Ambulance Consultants Three month vacancy rate percentage Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate percentage Three month vacancy number England 0.7 111 4.7 1,264 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 1— 1— 4.4 53 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 2.1 12 5.5 33 Essex Strategic HA 0.0 1— 3.7 22 London 0.0 1— 3.5 181 North West London Strategic HA * 1— 3.4 42 North Central London Strategic HA 1— 1— 1.8 21 North East London Strategic HA 1— 1— 3.2 28 South East London Strategic HA 0.0 1— 6.0 72 South West London Strategic HA 1— 1— 2.5 19 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 3.0 18 5.3 54 County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 1— 1— 7.8 52 North and East Yorkshire And Northern Lincolnshire Strategic HA 0.0 1— 6.4 43 West Yorkshire Strategic HA 0.0 1— 4.9 61 Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 0.2 2 7.3 61 Greater Manchester Strategic HA 0.0 1— 1.8 108 Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 7.3 48 3.6 50 Thames Valley Strategic HA 0.0 1— 5.4 56 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 0.0 1— 5.6 48 Kent and Medway Strategic HA 0.0 1— 6.2 41 Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 0.0 1— 5.1 59 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 2.3 19 3.4 40 South West Peninsula Strategic HA 0.7 6 2.9 22 Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 0.0 1— 2.4 12 South Yorkshire Strategic HA 0.0 1— 2.9 24 Trent Strategic HA 0.5 6 5.4 61 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic HA 1— 1— 5.2 36 Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 0.0 1— 6.2 40 Birmingham and The Black Country Strategic HA 0.0 1— 5.4 78 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Strategic HA 0.0 1— 3.9 27 Special Health Authorities 1— 1— 4.7 5 1 Zero. Notes: 1. Three-month vacancy information is as at 31 March 2003. 2. Three-month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole time equivalents). 3. Three-month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three-month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. Three month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Vacancy Survey, March 2003, or from March 2003 consultant Mini Census. 5. London is based on the five London Strategic Health Authorities and London Ambulance service NHS Trust.