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GP Registrars

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of GP registrars intending not to work full-time on qualifying. [39205]

Mr. Hutton [holding answer 28 February 2002]: Information is not collected or held centrally on the future working intentions of GP registrars.

Ambulance Service

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of responses was achieved

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to (a) Category A calls within eight minutes and (b) category B calls within 14 minutes in (i) Q4 2000–01, (ii) Q1 2001–02, (iii) Q2 2001–02 and (iv) Q3 2001–02 by urban ambulance services. [46288]

Ms Blears: Information about ambulance responses to emergency calls is not available on a quarterly basis. The most recent information available for urban and all other ambulance NHS trusts about the proportion of emergency calls resulting in an ambulance arriving at the scene of the reported incident within the Government's target response times is contained in the Department of Health Statistical Bulletin "Ambulance Services, England 2000–01". A copy of the bulletin is in the Library and available at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0115.htm.

Latest provisional management information indicates that at February 2002, 28 out of the 32 ambulance trusts in England were achieving our key target of responding to 75 per cent. of immediately life threatening '999 calls' within eight minutes (category A). All ambulance trusts are expected to achieve the 75 per cent. target during 2002.

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the average turnaround times for ambulance crew for (a) England, (b) NHS trusts and (c) each NHS region in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [42896]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is not collected centrally.

Agency Nurses

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what transitional arrangements he intends to introduce to enable criminal records checks to be made in respect of agency nurses in the first year of operation of Criminal Records Bureau disclosures. [41713]

Jacqui Smith: Paragraph 6(c) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) order 2001 sets out the transitional arrangements for the provision to the National Care Standards Commission of documentation relating to criminal record certificates in respect of persons supplied by existing licensed nurses agencies.

Health Staff

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) general practitioners, (b) nurses, (c) cancer specialists and (d) consultants per 1,000 head of population there were in (i) St Helens and Knowsley Health Authority, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) the North West, (iv) England and (v) Scotland in (1) 1998, (2) 1999, (3) 2000, (4) 2001 and (5) the quarter to 31 March 2002. [48662]

Mr. Hutton: The latest census figures collected are for September 2001, 2002 figures are not yet available. Liverpool health authority contains the data for Merseyside. The Department does not have figures for Scotland.

Available information is shown in the table.

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NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS)
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including GMS practice nurses), medical and dental consultants, hospital medical staff within the cancer specialities and general practitioners by specified health authorities within the north west regional office area and per 1,000 population as at 30 September each year

HeadcountPer 1,000 population
1998
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England323,4607
North west46,9907
QC2 Liverpool HA4,3709
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,7205
All practitioners(9)
England29,7001
North west3,8301
QC2 Liverpool HA2801
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1901
UPEs(10)
England27,3901
North west3,5001
QC2 Liverpool HA2501
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1801
All HCHS Consultants
England22,2200
North west3,1300
QC2 Liverpool HA4401
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1000
All cancer specialist staff
England5,3500
North west7100
QC2 Liverpool HA900
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,2700
North west4500
QC2 Liverpool HA500
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
1999
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England329,6407
North west47,9207
QC2 Liverpool HA4,42010
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,7705
All practitioners(9)
England29,9901
North west3,9001
QC2 Liverpool HA2801
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1901
UPEs(10)
England27,5901
North west3,6001
QC2 Liverpool HA2501
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1801
All HCHS Consultants
England23,2200
North west3,3101
QC2 Liverpool HA4401
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1000
All cancer specialist staff
England5,6900
North west7600
QC2 Liverpool HA800
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,3600
North west4700
QC2 Liverpool HA500
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA100
2000
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England335,9507
North west48,5407
QC2 Liverpool HA4,62010
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,7905
All practitioners(9)
England30,2501
North west3,9101
QC2 Liverpool HA2801
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1901
UPEs(10)
England27,7001
North west3,6101
QC2 Liverpool HA2501
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1801
All HCHS Consultants
England24,3100
North west3,4301
QC2 Liverpool HA4501
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1000
All cancer specialist staff
England5,9600
North west8200
QC2 Liverpool HA900
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,5300
North west4800
QC2 Liverpool HA500
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
2001
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England350,3807
North west49,7208
QC2 Liverpool HA4,80011
0QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,9106
All practitioners(9)
England30,6801
North west3,9501
QC2 Liverpool HA2901
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA2001
UPEs(10)
England27,8401
North west3,6001
QC2 Liverpool HA2501
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1801
All HCHS Consultants
England25,6901
North west3,5901
QC2 Liverpool HA48011
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1200
All cancer specialist staff
England6,3800
North west8400
QC2 Liverpool HA900
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA200
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,7200
North west4900
QC2 Liverpool HA600
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA100

Notes:

(9) All practitioners (excluding GP retainers) include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs, PMS salaried GPs, restricted principals, assistants, GP registrars, salaried doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS other.

(10) UPEs include GMS unrestricted principals, PMS contracted GPs and PMS salaried GPs.

Headcount figures are rounded to the nearest ten, rates of population are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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

Figures exclude agency staff.

Population data based on 1998 figures and projections for subsequent years.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.

Office for National Statistics.


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NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS)
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including GMS practice nurses), medicaland dental consultants, hospital medical staff within the cancer specialities and general practitioners by specified health authorities within the north west regional office area and per 1,000,000 population as at 30 September each year

Headcountper 100,000 population
1998
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England323,460654
North west46,990712
QC2 Liverpool HA4,370946
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,720517
All practitioners(11)
England29,70060
North west3,83058
QC2 Liverpool HA28060
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA19058
UPEs(12)
England27,39055
North west3,50054
QC2 Liverpool HA25055
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA18055
All HCHS Consultants
England22,22045
North west3,13047
QC2 Liverpool HA44094
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA10031
All cancer specialist staff
England5,35011
North west71011
QC2 Liverpool HA9019
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA206
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,2707
North west4507
QC2 Liverpool HA5010
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA205
1999
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England329,640663
North west47,920727
QC2 Liverpool HA4,420965
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,770532
All practitioners(11)
England29,99060
North west3,90059
QC2 Liverpool HA28061
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA19058
UPEs(12)
England27,59055
North west3,60055
QC2 Liverpool HA25055
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA18055
All HCHS Consultants
England23,22047
North west3,31050
QC2 Liverpool HA44097
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA10030
All cancer specialist staff
England5,69011
North west76012
QC2 Liverpool HA8018
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA206
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,3607
North west4707
QC2 Liverpool HA5011
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA104
2000
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England335,950672
North west48,540734
QC2 Liverpool HA4,6201,011
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,790540
All practitioners(11)
England30,25061
North west3,91059
QC2 Liverpool HA28061
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA19056
UPEs(12)
England27,70055
North west3,61055
QC2 Liverpool HA25055
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA18054
All HCHS Consultants
England24,31049
North west3,43052
QC2 Liverpool HA45099
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA10032
All cancer specialist staff
England5,96012
North west82012
QC2 Liverpool HA9019
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA207
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,5307
North west4807
QC2 Liverpool HA5012
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA205
2001
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (including practice nurses)
England350,380698
North west49,720753
QC2 Liverpool HA4,8001,058
0QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA1,910581
All practitioners(11)
England30,68061
North west3,95060
QC2 Liverpool HA29063
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA20061
UPEs(12)
England27,84055
North west3,60054
QC2 Liverpool HA25055
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA18054
All HCHS Consultants
England25,69051
North west3,59054
QC2 Liverpool HA480105
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA12036
All cancer specialist staff
England6,38013
North west84013
QC2 Liverpool HA9020
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA205
All cancer specialist consultants
England3,7207
North west4907
QC2 Liverpool HA6013
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley HA104

(11) All practitioners (excluding GP retainers) include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (para 52 SFA), PMS Other

(12) UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.

Notes:

Headcount figures are rounded to the nearest 10, rates of population are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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

Figures exclude agency staff.

Population data based on 1998 figures and projections for subsequent years.

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics

Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census

Office for National Statistics


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