The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows national health service staff in England and the Sefton Primary Care Trust (PCT) area as at 30 September for each specified year.
2002 2007 England All doctors (excluding retainers) 103,350 127,645 General practitioners 32,292 36,420 Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 367,520 399,597 Of which: Sefton PCT area All doctors (excluding retainers) 3 6 General practitioners 183 179 Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 516 669 Notes: 1. The Sefton PCT was formed in October 2006 from a complete merger of the Southport and Formby PCT and the South Sefton PCT. Figures for 2002 are an aggregate of these two predecessor organisations. 2. Data quality: Work force statistics are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and PCTs in England. The Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data. Processing methods and procedures are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where this happens any impact on figures already published will be assessed but unless this is significant at national level they will not be changed. Where there is impact only at detailed or local level this will be footnoted in relevant analyses. Sources: The Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce Census The Information Centre for health and social care Medical and Dental Workforce Census The Information Centre for health and social care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics