To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each district of the Northern regional health authority the number of (a) in-patients, (b) qualified nursing staff and (c) consultants for the latest available year; and if he will give figures for the five previous years.
The information requested is given in the tables.
(b) Qualified nursing and midwifery staff at 30 September 1983–1988 (Excludes agency staff)
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Whole-time equivalents1
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1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
| 1987
| 1988
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| Northern RHA | 15,730 | 16,040 | 16,590 | 16,910 | 17,230 | 17,410 |
| Northern HQ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Hartlepool | 500 | 490 | 520 | 540 | 570 | 580 |
| North Tees | 700 | 700 | 700 | 750 | 820 | 820 |
| South Tees | 1,740 | 1,710 | 1,770 | 1,780 | 1,860 | 1,870 |
| East Cumbria | 930 | 920 | 940 | 960 | 980 | 990 |
| South Cumbria | 670 | 710 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 740 |
| West Cumbria | 680 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 700 | 700 |
| Darlington | 790 | 800 | 810 | 800 | 780 | 730 |
| Durham | 700 | 710 | 760 | 750 | 760 | 770 |
| North West Durham | 450 | 450 | 460 | 470 | 470 | 470 |
| South West Durham | 890 | 930 | 950 | 950 | 950 | 970 |
| Northumberland | 1,500 | 1,610 | 1,640 | 1,670 | 1,750 | 1,730 |
| Gateshead | 800 | 800 | 810 | 870 | 870 | 870 |
| Newcastle | 2,750 | 2,740 | 2,960 | 3,050 | 3,090 | 3,280 |
| North Tyneside | 580 | 640 | 640 | 660 | 670 | 660 |
| South Tyneside | 560 | 610 | 600 | 620 | 620 | 620 |
| Sunderland | l,490 | 1,490 | 1,560 | 1,590 | 1,600 | 1,610 |
Source: DH (SM13C) Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower.
1 All figures are rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent.
2 Excludes midwifery students and health visitor students.
(c) Hospital medical and dental consultants at 30 September each year
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Northern region
| Newcastle district health authority (teaching)
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| 1983 | 908 | 289 |
| 1984 | 922 | 291 |
| 1985 | 954 | 297 |
| 1986 | 973 | 302 |
| 1987 | 1,000 | 308 |
| 1988 | 1,003 | 277 |
Note: Includes permanent paid and honorary staff.
Contracts for consultants in non-teaching district health authorities are held by the regional health authorities. Districts where these staff work cannot be identified centrally, and are therefore included with the regional total.