The number of health visitors in each region in England in each year since 1997 is shown in the following table.
Headcount 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 England 12,410 12,572 12,800 12,827 13,053 12,774 12,984 13,303 12,818 2,034 11,569 North East Strategic Health Authority area 645 658 660 692 681 668 767 762 752 706 698 North West Strategic Health Authority area 1,899 1,911 1,903 1,896 1,942 1,968 1,988 2,105 2,077 2,029 1,897 Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area 1,293 1,323 1,320 1,290 1,466 1,413 1,448 1,505 1,451 1,389 1,301 East Midlands Strategic Health Authority area 1,025 988 1,037 1,028 1,038 1,016 988 997 967 969 925 West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area 1,302 1,346 1,420 1,410 1,435 1,391 1,406 1,417 1,257 1,184 1,269 East of England Strategic Health Authority area 1,150 1,192 1,135 1,210 1,187 1,148 1,176 1,253 1,258 1,181 1,095 London Strategic Health Authority area 1,876 1,965 2,052 1,968 1,999 1,763 1,822 1,836 1,760 1,702 1,613 South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area 990 1,037 1,073 1,077 1,045 1,102 1,042 1,091 1,001 794 778 South Central Strategic Health Authority area 1,029 947 1,011 1,025 1,002 1,064 1,115 1,036 1,020 934 856 South West Strategic Health Authority area 1,201 1,205 1,189 1,231 1,258 1,241 1,232 1,301 1,275 1,146 1,137 Note: Data Quality Workforce statistics are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. The NHS 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. Source: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce census