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Nurses

Mr. Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital and community health service nurses who are (a) qualified, (b) unqualified, (c) midwives, (d) learner staffs, and (e) Project 2000 students, as whole-time equivalents were employed (i) in each region and (ii) in total in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement. [148608]

Mr. Denham: Data from 1990 onwards are in the table. To provide data from 1979 would incur disproportionate costs.

NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and learners in England as at 30 September each year

Whole-time equivalents
Qualified nursingof which: MidwivesUnqualified nursingLearners
1990
England242.34019.98090.45058.840
Northern16.9501.2705.8903.880
Yorkshire18.5401.6506.3804.890
Trent23.0901.8909.3305.330
East Anglia9.7608204.1702.060
North West Thames15.5901.2005.2505.080
North East Thames19.8001.6206.3206.600
South East Thames18.7401.4105.9604.290
South West Thames13.7609805.2502.860
Wessex13.9701.1406.5402.750
Oxford11.0301.0103.8702.130
South Western16.3201.2307.6703.270
West Midlands25.4602.3409.9006.500
Mersey12.9301.1104.8703.060
North Western22.9202.1608.5505.330
Other3.46080460800
1991
England243.25019.76090.55047.340
Northern16.8801.2905.9603.240
Yorkshire18.4801.6306.3303.620
Trent23.2901.8809.3504.020
East Anglia9.8107904.1901.730
North West Thames16.2801.1405.4003.600
North East Thames20.0501.6106.3405.830
South East Thames16.6201.3205.6503.790
South West Thames14.1201.0405.0301.950
Wessex14.1301.1506.5602.190
Oxford11.3201.0304.0001.280
South Western16.1301.1807.4102.460
West Midlands25.2102.2409.7905.800
Mersey12.6201.1004.7802.420
North Western23.2302.2008.7204.480
Other5.070901.030940
1992
England246.57020.35090.84034.740
East Anglia9.3207404.0001.250
Mersey12.7001.1104.6501.780
North East Thames16.2901.2805.1004.320
North West Thames14.9601.1004.9802.020
North Western 22.8102.1808.5102.720
Northern 16.7701.3905.590780
Oxford11.6009703.860780
South East Thames14.9201.3405.2501.590
South West Thames17.3601.3805.6103.110
South Western16.5801.2207.6601.000
Trent23.2301.8709.5002.310
Wessex13.5701.0705.990880
West Midlands22.9202.1608.6902.400
Yorkshire18.1301.6105.9902.890
Other15.4208505.4806.900
1993
England241.85019.63091.94021.040
Northern17.6501.4005.840820
Yorkshire18.9101.6706.3101.830
Trent22.4201.7009.8101.540
East Anglia9.7407404.380620
North West Thames15.2901.0704.990850
North East Thames18.5401.5905.9103.320
South East Thames16.2001.3005.7001.730
South West Thames14.1101.1205.3501.390
Wessex14.7201.1407.140480
Oxford11.9709804.370460
South Western16.6601.2107.920760
West Midlands25.4802.3509.9003.270
Mersey12.4001.0404.4701.100
North Western22.7402.1808.7402.250
Other5.020701.120610
1994
England238.78019.34092.55011.080
Anglia and Oxford21.1401.7108.550600
North Thames33.0902.70011.4402.060
North West34.9603.13013.2401.810
Northern and Yorkshire35.1903.00012.3101.740
Trent23.4901.61010.160630
South Thames30.0702.34011.3801.470
South and West31.1202.39014.590410
West Midlands25.0902.3509.5101.910
Other4.640701.360440
1995
England246.82018.03082.9104.580
Anglia and Oxford23.6001.9008.620270
North Thames36.0302.4009.900990
North West37.5603.17012.300760
Northern and Yorkshire35.5802.58010.780570
South and West30.8602.37011.600360
South Thames31.7402.1909.830600
Trent23.6101.5809.270270
West Midlands25.9101.8408.360760
Other1,920--2.240(4)--
1996
England248.07018.26083.6502.670
Anglia and Oxford23.5901.7009.000250
North Thames 37.1302.4809.800490
North West37.1803.09012.460380
Northern and Yorkshire35.5202.65010.890240
South and West30.8202.42011.610230
South Thames32.5102.2209.870450
Trent23.5701.6709.530160
West Midlands26.0702.0208.290460
Other1.680--2.190(4)--
1997
England246.01018.05084.0202.250
Anglia and Oxford23.3101.6408.720210
North Thames36.8102.50010.080460
North West36.7703.04012.520230
Northern and Yorkshire33.6002.41011.390190
South and West 30.6702.41011.120190
South Thames32.4602.1609.790370
Trent25.1501.7709.610150
West Midlands25.6202.1108.570440
Other1.620--2.220--
1998
England247.24018.17084.5202.080
Anglia and Oxford23.6501.7908.660230
North Thames36.5702.48010.080510
North West36.8202.93012.910240
Northern and Yorkshire33.7502.34011.120180
South and West31.1002.39011.000180
South Thames31.9302.18010.000320
Trent25.3901.8209.540140
West Midlands26.3502.2409.010290
Other1.680--2.200--
1999
England250.65017.88087.4401.880
Eastern21.2601.5409.570220
London42.8102.8708.690480
North West37.4202.93013.720220
Northern and Yorkshire34.5402.17011.380140
South East36.6202.53014.320330
South West24.0401.8308.550120
Trent25.9501.8409.540130
West Midlands26.3402.1709.300250
Other1.670--2.380--

(4) Five or less and greater than zero

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures exclude agency staff.

3. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts zero.

4. "Others" includes staff employed by SHAs, OSAs and other centrally based services.

5. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.

6. New regional office boundaries were introduced in 1994 and 1999.

7. Since 1989 traditional pre-registration nurse training was gradually replaced by Project 2000 training. Project 2000 students are funded by bursaries and are not employed by the HCHS; they are not therefore included in the workforce numbers.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census


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Cardiac Diseases

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died of cardiac diseases in the Gateshead and South Tyneside health authority area in 2000. [148745]

Yvette Cooper: In 2000, 927 residents from the Gateshead and South Tyneside health authority area died from cardiac diseases. This includes those who died as a

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result of ischaemic heart disease and heart failure. A small percentage of deaths will be excluded as it is more difficult to attribute them to cardiac diseases.



Smoking

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is introducing to encourage and support smokers who wish to stop smoking. [148743]

Yvette Cooper: As set out in the White Paper, "Smoking Kills", the Government's tobacco control strategy involves a comprehensive health education programme backed up by local cessation services.

The education programme is supported by a national telephone helpline which, besides offering information, advice and support, can direct smokers to their local services.

A national network of National Health Service smoking cessation services provides expert help to smokers wanting to give up, and up to six weeks free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is available to smokers entitled to free prescriptions. The cessation aid Zyban (Buproprion) is already available on NHS prescription and we are considering the outcome of a recent consultation exercise on a proposal to provide all NRT products on this basis.

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died of smoking-related diseases in the Gateshead and South Tyneside area in 2000. [148744]

Yvette Cooper: In 2000, at least 442 residents from the Gateshead and South Tyneside health authority area died from smoking related diseases. This figure is based on percentages of lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease and cerebro-vascular disease deaths. The true figure is likely to be higher as other diseases have been excluded and smoking rates in the area are higher than the United Kingdom average.




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