HC Deb 08 September 2004 vol 424 cc1285-6W
Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) managers, (d) administrators and (e) midwives were employed by the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last seven years. [187201]

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): medical and dental staff, and non-medical within West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust
Number (headcount)
As at 30 September each year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Medical and dental staff 173 183 177 206 208 215 240
Non-medical staff 1,911 1,812 2,060 2,104 2,271 2,381 2,833
Of which:
Professionally qualified clinical staff 906 846 963 993 1,103 1,175 1,343
Qualified nurses 688 612 719 728 832 860 1,001
Of which: midwives 14 12 10 9 8 91 96
Qualified scientific, technical and therapeutic (ST&T) 218 234 244 265 271 315 342
Support to clinical staff 685 666 790 765 802 834 965
Support to doctors and nurses 630 612 735 714 737 770 888
Support to ST&T 55 54 55 51 65 64 77
NHS infrastructure support 320 300 307 346 366 372 525
Central functions 78 87 95 99 114 112 112
Hotel property and estate staff 196 177 178 213 217 220 368
Managers and senior managers 46 36 34 34 35 40 45
Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
Department of Health non-medical workforce census.

NHS hospital and community health services: Total Qualified Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staff and Managers and Support staff employed by the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust in each specified year
Headcount
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 1,911 1,812 2,060 2,104 2,271 2,381 2,833
Professionally qualified clinical staff total 906 846 963 993 1,103 1,175 1,343
Qualified nurses 688 612 719 728 832 860 1,001
Of which:
Midwives1 14 12 10 9 8 91 96
Qualified ST&T 218 234 244 265 271 315 342
Support to clinical staff Total 685 666 790 765 802 834 965
Support to doctors and nurses 630 612 735 714 737 770 888
Support to ST&T 55 54 55 51 65 64 77
NHS infrastructure support Total 320 300 307 346 366 372 525
Central functions 78 87 95 99 114 112 112
Hotel property and estate staff2 196 177 178 213 217 220 368
Managers and senior managers 46 36 34 34 35 40 45
1 Prior to the September 2002 census, midwives had previously been miscoded. Therefore, figures for 2002 and 2003 cannot be directly compared to earlier years.
2 Between the 2002 and 2003 censuses some domestic services staff were transferred from external bodies to the direct employment of the Trust.
Source:
Department of Health non-medical workforce census.

Dr. Ladyman

The numbers of doctors, nurses, managers, administrators and midwives employed by West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust in each of the last seven years are shown in the following tables.