Medical Profession Norman Lamb To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) doctors were working in the NHS three years after they qualified in each year since 1997. Ann Keen The Department does not collect centrally information on how many nurses, midwives or doctors were working in the national health service three years after they qualified in each year since 1997. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) destination of leavers survey asks United Kingdom and European Union-based graduates about their employment circumstances six months after graduation. The percentage of newly-qualified nurses and midwives (combined) and doctors between 2003 and 2006 inclusive who found employment in their chosen profession six months after graduation is shown in the following tables. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number (headcount) and percentage | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2002-03|2003-04|2004-05|2005-06| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year of graduation |Number|Percentage|Number|Percentage|Number|Percentage|Number|Percentage| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of survey respondents1 |9,210|—|10,309|—|10,066|—|11,427|—| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Of which: ||||||||| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed as a nurse or midwife |8,391|91.1|9,443|91.6|9,202|91.4|9,974|87.3| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed in other healthcare-related profession |102|1.1|122|1.2|131|1.3|225|2.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed elsewhere |151|1.6|141|1.4|127|1.3|260|2.3| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unemployed |418|4.5|453|4.4|453|4.5|770|6.7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unknown |148|1.6|150|1.5|153|1.5|198|1.7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 The survey response rates for nursing and midwifery graduates were as follows: 2002-03: 72 per cent., 2003-04: 74 per cent., 2004-05: 74 per cent., 2005-06: 76 per cent.Note:HESA Destination of Leavers Survey asks UK- and EU-based graduates about their employment circumstances approximately six months after graduation.Sources:HESA Destination of Leavers from Higher Education SurveyThe Information Centre for health and social care Student Database| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2002-03|2003-04 |2004-05|2005-06 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year of graduation |Number |Percentage|Number |Percentage|Number|Percentage|Number|Percentage| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of survey respondents1 |3,118 |— |3,398 |— |3,544|—|4,135|—| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |of which: | | | | ||||| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed as a doctor |2,855 |91.6 |3,152 |92.8% |3,214|90.7|3,743|90.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed in other healthcare-related profession |3 |0.1 |5 |0.1 |7|0.2|12|0.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employed elsewhere |12 |0.4 |13 |0.4 |17|0.5|15|0.4| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unemployed |234 |7.5 |219 |6.4 |284|8.0|309|7.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unknown |14 |0.4 |9 |0.3 |22|0.6|56|1.4| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 The survey response rates for graduates in medicine were as follows: 2002-03: 89 per cent., 2003-04: 91 per cent., 2004-05: 89 per cent., 2005-06: 93 per cent.NoteThe HESA Destination of Leavers Survey asks UK- and EU-based graduates about their employment circumstances approximately six months after graduation.Sources:HESA Destination of Leavers from Higher Education SurveyThe Information Centre for health and social care Student Database| | | | | 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