HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1951-3W
Hugh Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other clinical

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS) doctors1 and general medical practitioners (excluding retainers)2 for North and East Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and specified organisations
Numbers (headcount)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA
All doctors 2,348 2,414 2,543 2,555 2,659 2,761 2,999
Of which:
HCHS doctors 1,349 1,423 1,532 1,534 1,620 1,696 1,884
General medical practitioners 999 991 1,011 1,021 1,039 1,065 1,115
Selby Primary Care Group (PCG)
All doctors n/a n/a 44 44 n/a n/a n/a
Of which:
HCHS doctors n/a n/a 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
General medical practitioners n/a n/a 44 44 n/a n/a n/a
York PCG
All doctors n/a n/a 134 138 n/a n/a n/a
Of which:
HCHS doctors n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
General medical practitioners n/a n/a 134 138 n/a n/a n/a
Selby and York PCT
All doctors n/a n/a n/a n/a 192 226 236
Of which:
HCHS doctors n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 29 31
General medical practitioners n/a n/a n/a n/a 182 197 205
York Hospitals National Health Service Trust
All doctors 271 286 292 293 285 248 301
Of which:
HCHS doctors 271 286 292 293 285 248 301
General medical practitioners n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a = Not applicable.
1Excludes medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants, most of whom are general practitioners working part-time in hospitals.
2All practitioners (excluding retainers) include general medical service (GMS) unrestricted principals, personal medical services (PMS) contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, GP registrars, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other, flexible career scheme GPs and GP returners.
Notes:
GP retainers were first collected in 1999 and have been omitted for comparability purposes.
All data as at 30 September, except GP data which is as of 1 October 1997–99.
Sources:
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

NHS hospital and community health services: Professionally qualified clinical staff by main staff and practice staff and nurses employed by unrestricted principles and equivalents (UPEs)1 for North and East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire SHA and specified organisation
Numbers (headcount)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA
Nurses 9,347 9,170 8,865 9,139 9,654 10,292 10,598
Of which:
Qualified nurses2 8,708 8,578 8,241 8,467 8,974 9,574 9,845
Practice nurses employed by UPEs 639 592 624 672 680 718 753
Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical (ST&T) 2,453 2,528 2,527 2,502 2,588 3,013 3,310
Qualified ambulance staff 448 369 591 530 523 557 625
Practice staff3 employed by UPEs (excluding practice nurses) 3,283 3,402 3,668 2,855 2,799 3,182 3,226
Selby PCG
Nurses n/a n/a 14 23 n/a n/a n/a

staff have been employed by (i) York District Hospital, (ii) all hospitals in York and (iii) hospitals and the community in York in each year since 1997. [188958]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested is shown in the tables.

NHS hospital and community health services: Professionally qualified clinical staff by main staff and practice staff and nurses employed by unrestricted principles and equivalents (UPEs)1 for North and East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire SHA and specified organisation
Numbers (headcount)
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001> 2002> 2003
Of which:
Qualified nurses2 n/a n/a 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
Practice nurses employed by UPEs n/a n/a 14 23 n/a n/a n/a
Qualified ST&T n/a n/a 0 0 n/a n/a n/a
Practice staff3 employed by UPEs (excluding practice nurses) n/a n/a 181 114 n/a n/a n/a
York PCG
Nurses n/a n/a 44 72 n/a n/a n/a
Of which:
Qualified nurses2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Practice nurses employed by UPEs n/a n/a 44 72 n/a n/a n/a
Qualified ST&T n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Practice staff3 employed by UPEs (excluding practice nurses) n/a n/a 560 332 n/a n/a n/a
Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT)
Nurses n/a n/a n/a n/a 490 758 807
Of which:
Qualified nurses2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 410 660 695
Practice nurses employed by UPEs n/a n/a n/a n/a 80 98 112
Qualified ST&T n/a n/a n/a n/a 188 214 252
Practice staff3 employed by UPEs (excluding practice nurses) n/a n/a n/a n/a 378 475 512
York Hospitals NHS Trust
Nurses 1,928 1,573 1,658 1,837 1,523 1,188 1,191
Of which:
Qualified nurses2 1,928 1,573 1,658 1,837 1,523 1,188 1,191
Practice nurses employed by UPEs n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Qualified ST&T 506 540 557 589 413 427 469
Practice staff3 employed by UPEs (excluding practice nurses) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a = Not applicable
1UPEs include CMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried GPs. Some non-clinical administrative and clerical staff may be included in the practice staff total as it is not possible to separate them.
2 Refers to qualified nursing staff in the hospital, public health and community health service sectors.
3 Practice staff includes practice nurses, direct patient care, admin, and clerical and other.
Note:
All data as at 30 September, except GP data as at 1 October 1997–99.
Sources:
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.
Department of Health non-medical workforce census.