Northern Ireland: Nursing Services

Lord BLEASE

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish details of the Nursing Services in each of the four Health and Social Services Board areas in Northern Ireland, for each quarter since 1977, and for the following categories:—

(a) total number of nursing staff employed;

(b) total number of trained nursing staff employed, full time;

(c) total number of other nursing grades employed, full time;

(d) total number of trained nursing staff employed, part time;

(e) total number of other nursing grades employed, part time.

The information is as follows:

EASTERN BOARD
Quarter Ending	Total Nursing Staff	Trained Nurses Full-Time	Other Nurses Full-Time	Trained Nurses Part-Time	Other Nurses Part-Time
31 March 1977	9,041	3,027	3,342	1,720	952
30 June 1977	9,144	3,060	3,396	1,742	946
30 Sept. 1977	9,218	3,060	3,442	1,776	940
31 Dec. 1977	9,257	3,124	3,410	1,778	945
31 March 1978	9,453	3,102	3,313	1,804	964
30 June 1978	9,531	3,070	3,631	1,853	977
30 Sept. 1978	9,608	3,057	3,693	1,850	1,008
31 Dec. 1978	9,641	3,155	3,565	1,903	1,018
31 March 1979	9,796	3,161	3,660	1,947	1,028
30 June 1979	9,812	3,132	3,661	1,987	1,032
30 Sept.1979	9,922	3,123	3,732	2,022	1,045
31 Dec. 1979	10,048	3,195	3,684	2,104	1,065
31 March 1980	10,253	3,227	3,778	2,184	1,064
30 June 1980	10,376	3,321	3,774	2,220	1,061
30 Sept. 1980	10,591	3,309	3,067	2,288	1,087

NORTHERN BOARD
Quarter Ending	Total Nursing Staff	Trained Nurses Full-Time	Other Nurses Full-Time	Trained Nurses Part-Time	Other Nurses Part-Time
31 March 1977	2,382	1,191	595	516	80
30 June 1977	2,375	1,180	592	525	78
30 Sept. 1977	2,446	1,208	636	525	77
31 Dec. 1977	2,427	1,197	603	551	76
31 March 1978	2,468	1,188	632	571	77
30 June 1978	2,438	1,186	587	579	86
30 Sept. 1978	2,474	1,201	606	581	86
31 Dec. 1978	2,508	1,216	603	606	83
31 March 1979	2,571	1,228	636	624	83
30 June 1979	2,604	1,219	634	659	92
30 Sept. 1979	2,650	1,204	663	683	94
31 Dec. 1979	2,663	1,212	645	710	96
31 March 1980	2,749	1,209	684	751	103
30 June 1980	2,774	1,213	678	774	109
30 Sept. 1980	2,815	1,247	692	768	108

WESTERN BOARD
Quarter Ending	Total Nursing Staff	Trained Nurses Full-Time	Other Nurses Full-Time	Trained Nurses Part-Time	Other Nurses Part-Time
31 March 1977	2,544	1,294	975	225	50
30 June 1977	2,587	1,339	968	224	56
30 Sept. 1977	2,621	1,329	1,006	230	56
31 Dec. 1977	2,579	1,332	958	233	56
31 March 1978	2,658	1,340	1,021	241	56
30 June 1978	2,694	1,349	1,027	264	54
30 Sept. 1978	2,811	1,384	1,086	280	61
31 Dec. 1978	2,689	1,374	986	271	58
31 March 1979	2,747	1,386	1,040	67	54
30 June 1979	2,794	1,420	1,043	277	54
30 Sept. 1979	2,815	1,428	1,051	285	51
31 Dec. 1979	2,798	1,468	993	289	48
31 March 1980	2,862	1,485	1,016	303	45
30 June 1980	2,646	1,498		291	43
30 Sept. 1980	2,919	1,529	1,048	301	41

SOUTHERN BOARD
Quarter Ending	Total Nursing Staff	Trained Nurses Full-Time	Other Nurses Full-Time	Trained Nurses Part-Time	Other Nurses Part-Time
31 March 1977	2,567	1,172	883	436	126
30 June 1977	2,538	1,189	779	442	129
30 Sept. 1977	2,585	1,191	816	451	127
31 Dec. 1977	2,576	1,211	791	444	130
31 March 1978	2,629	1,229	821	448	131
30 June 1978	2,635	1,250	795	456	134
30 Sept. 1978	2,734	1,220	860	517	137
31 Dec. 1978	2,779	1,232	537	563	147
31 March 1979	2,870	1,216	882	622	150
30 June 1979	2,911	1,211	848	691	161
30 Sept. 1979	2,981	1,187	890	724	180
31 Dec. 1979	2,944	1,158	843	758	185
31 March 1980	3,022	1,158	868	803	193
30 June 1980	3,016	1,158	843	825	190
30 Sept. 1980	3,041	1,141	883	827	190

Volume 414: debated on Thursday 13 November 1980