To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of nurses per neo-natal cot nationally and per region at the latest available date.
The information is not available in the form requested. Latest data on the number of beds on neo-natal wards and nursing staff employed in special care baby units are shown in the tables.
| Table 1: Average number of daily available beds 1990–91 England, regional health authority (RHA) and special health authorities | |
| Neonates | Number |
| England | 3,374 |
| Northern RHA | 260 |
| Yorkshire RHA | 282 |
| Trent RHA | 295 |
| East Anglian RHA | 121 |
| North West Thames RHA | 248 |
| North East Thames RHA | 275 |
| South East Thames RHA | 271 |
| South West Thames RHA | 189 |
| Wessex RHA | 182 |
| Oxford RHA | 180 |
| South Western RHA | 148 |
| West Midlands RHA | 371 |
| Mersey RHA | 172 |
| North Western RHA | 340 |
| Special Health Authorities | 41 |
Note: These beds are in wards for neonates in regional designated intensive centres or non-maternity wards.
Regional figures do not add up to England total due to rounding.
Source: KHO3 return, lines 10, 11.
Qualified Nurses
| Unqualified Nurses
| Midwives
| Total
| |
| North East Thames RHA | 130 | 10 | 80 | 220 |
| South East Thames RHA | 160 | 20 | 50 | 230 |
| South West Thames RHA | 40 | 10 | 70 | 110 |
| Wessex RHA | 110 | 0 | 50 | 170 |
| Oxford RHA | 130 | 20 | 50 | 200 |
| South Western RHA | 150 | 10 | 100 | 260 |
| West Midlands RHA | 240 | 40 | 130 | 400 |
| Mersey RHA | 70 | 30 | 100 | 190 |
| North Western RHA | 200 | 30 | 270 | 510 |
| Special Health Authorities | 50 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
Source: Non-medical Workforce Census September 1991.
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 whole-time equivalent—regional figures may not therefore add up to England total.