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Nursing Staff

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses there were available in the NHS in (a) 1979, (b) 1985 and (c) 1997. [182411]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table.
National health service hospital and community health services (HCHS): Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff including practice nurses⁽²⁶⁾employed by unrestricted principals (UPEs) 2 in England as at 30 September each year headcount

	(28)1979	1985	1997
All qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	192,050	275,420	318,860
of which:
HCHS staff	190,240	271,380	300,470
Practice nurses(26)	(29)1,810	(29)4,030	18,390

⁽²⁶⁾ Practice nurse figures were collected on 1 October.
⁽²⁷⁾ UPEs includes general medical service unrestricted principals, personal medical service (PMS) contracted general practitioners and PMS salaried GPs.
⁽²⁸⁾ HCHS staff exclude community staff for these years.
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
⁽²⁹⁾ Practice nurse figures are estimated for these years.
Note:
Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Figures exclude agency staff
A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.
Source:
Department of Health non-medical workforce census
Department of Health general and personal medical services survey




 
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Waiting Lists/Times (London)

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the latest average waiting time for patients in accident and emergency departments in Havering from first consultant to final treatment is; [182834]

(2) what the latest average waiting time is for patients in accident and emergency departments in each of London's boroughs. [182836]

Mr. Hutton: Information on average waiting times in accident and emergency departments is not collected centrally. The Department does, however, publish data on the percentage of patients spending four hours or less in A&E from arrival to discharge, admission or transfer.

This data can be found on the Department's website at www.performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/data requests/total time ae.htm.

These figures are also available in the Library.

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people are waiting for an operation in each London borough; [182814]

(2) what the latest average waiting time is to get an appointment with a consultant after a referral from a general practitioner in the London borough of Havering; [182829]

(3) what the current average waiting time is to see a consultant in each London borough. [182832]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the tables.
Waiting times for first out-patient appointment, quarter ended March 2004, Commissioner based—strategic health authority (SHA)

Code	Name	Code	Primary care trust (PCT) name	Estimated median time patients waited from GP referral to first out-patient appointment (weeks)
Q04	North West London	5K5	Brent PCT	8.29
Q04	North West London	5HX	Ealing PCT	6.41
Q04	North West London	5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	6.77
Q04	North West London	5K6	Harrow PCT	9.36
Q04	North West London	5AT	Hillingdon PCT	7.69
Q04	North West London	5HY	Hounslow PCT	7.03
Q04	North West London	5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	7.43
Q04	North West London	5LC	Westminster PCT	7.49
Q05	North Central London	5A9	Barnet PCT	8.25
Q05	North Central London	5K7	Camden PCT	7.76
Q05	North Central London	5C1	Enfield PCT	8.55
Q05	North Central London	5C9	Haringey PCT	6.87
Q05	North Central London	5K8	Islington PCT	6.48
Q06	North East London	5C2	Barking and Dagenham PCT	9.77
Q06	North East London	5C3	City and Hackney PCT	6.78
Q06	North East London	5A4	Havering PCT	8.98
Q06	North East London	5C5	Newham PCT	9.54
Q06	North East London	5NA	Redbridge PCT	10.02
Q06	North East London	5C4	Tower Hamlets PCT	8.52
Q06	North East London	5NC	Waltham Forest PCT	9.07
Q07	South East London	TAK	Bexley PCT	7.79
Q07	South East London	5A7	Bromley PCT	6.20
Q07	South East London	5A8	Greenwich PCT	7.05
Q07	South East London	5LD	Lambeth PCT	8.16
Q07	South East London	5LF	Lewisham PCT	8.47
Q07	South East London	5LE	Southwark PCT	8.79
Q08	South West London	5K9	Croydon PCT	7.32
Q08	South West London	5A5	Kingston PCT	6.74
Q08	South West London	5M6	Richmond and Twickenham PCT	6.26
Q08	South West London	5M7	Sutton and Merton PCT	7.44
Q08	South West London	5LG	Wandsworth PCT	6.59

Source:
Department of Health form QM08.




 
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Patients waiting for elective admission, April 2004—Commissioner based

SHA code	SHA name	Code	PCT name	Total waiting
Q04	North West London	5K5	Brent PCT	4,225
Q04	North West London	5HX	Ealing PCT	5,125
Q04	North West London	5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	2,457
Q04	North West London	5K6	Harrow PCT	1,273
Q04	North West London	5AT	Hillingdon PCT	3,501
Q04	North West London	5HY	Hounslow PCT	3,435
Q04	North West London	5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	1,800
Q04	North West London	5LC	Westminster PCT	2,513
Q05	North Central London	5A9	Barnet PCT	5,590
Q05	North Central London	5K7	Camden PCT	2,831
Q05	North Central London	5C1	Enfield PCT	4,913
Q05	North Central London	5C9	Haringey Teaching PCT	3,312
Q05	North Central London	5K8	Islington PCT	2,691
Q06	North East London	5C2	Barking and Dagenham PCT	3,419
Q06	North East London	5C3	City and Hackney PCT	2,524
Q06	North East London	5A4	Havering PCT	4,866
Q06	North East London	5C5	Newham PCT	3,809
Q06	North East London	5NA	Redbridge PCT	4,470
Q06	North East London	5C4	Tower Hamlets PCT	3,887
Q06	North East London	5NC	Waltham Forest PCT	3,516
Q07	South East London	TAK	Bexley Care Trust	3,925
Q07	South East London	5A7	Bromley PCT	4,981
Q07	South East London	5A8	Greenwich PCT	4,120
Q07	South East London	5LD	Lambeth PCT	3,811
Q07	South East London	5LF	Lewisham PCT	3,910
Q07	South East London	5LE	Southwark PCT	3,388
Q08	South West London	5K9	Croydon PCT	5,510
Q08	South West London	5A5	Kingston PCT	3,122
Q08	South West London	5M6	Richmond and Twickenham PCT	2,326
Q08	South West London	5M7	Sutton and Merton PCT	4,556
Q08	South West London	5LG	Wandsworth PCT	3,306

Note:
The above figures show numbers waiting for in-patient admission which may be for treatment and not necessarily an operation.
Source:
Department of Health Monthly Monitoring.





 
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Patients waiting for elective admission, April 2004—Commissioner based

SHA code	SHA name	Code	PCT name	Estimated median time patients have been waiting (months)
Q04	North West London	5K5	Brent PCT	2.3
Q04	North West London	5HX	Ealing PCT	2.2
Q04	North West London	5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	2.0
Q04	North West London	5K6	Harrow PCT	5.5
Q04	North West London	5AT	Hillingdon PCT	2.3
Q04	North West London	5HY	Hounslow PCT	2.2
Q04	North West London	5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	2.1
Q04	North West London	5LC	Westminster PCT	2.1
Q05	North Central London	5A9	Barnet PCT	2.5
Q05	North Central London	5K7	Camden PCT	2.3
Q05	North Central London	5C1	Enfield PCT	2.7
Q05	North Central London	5C9	Haringey Teaching PCT	2.3
Q05	North Central London	5K8	Islington PCT	2.2
Q06	North East London	5C2	Barking and Dagenham PCT	2.5
Q06	North East London	5C3	City and Hackney PCT	2.0
Q06	North East London	5A4	Havering PCT	2.4
Q06	North East London	5C5	Newham PCT	2.1
Q06	North East London	5NA	Redbridge PCT	2.5
Q06	North East London	5C4	Tower Hamlets PCT	2.0
Q06	North East London	5NC	Waltham Forest PCT	2.7
Q07	South East London	TAK	Bexley Care Trust	2.4
Q07	South East London	5A7	Bromley PCT	2.5
Q07	South East London	5A8	Greenwich PCT	2.3
Q07	South East London	5LD	Lambeth PCT	2.3
Q07	South East London	5LF	Lewisham PCT	2.5
Q07	South East London	5LE	Southwark PCT	2.3
Q08	South West London	5K9	Croydon PCT	2.5
Q08	South West London	5A5	Kingston PCT	2.2
Q08	South West London	5M6	Richmond and Twickenham PCT	2.2
Q08	South West London	5M7	Button and Merton PCT	2.4
Q08	South West London	5LG	Wandsworth PCT	2.3

Source:
Department of Health Monthly Monitoring.

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients are waiting for orthopaedic surgery in each London borough; [182817]

(2) how many people are waiting for knee replacements in the London Borough of Havering; [182826]
 
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(3) how many people are waiting for hip replacements in each of the London boroughs. [182827]

Mr. Hutton: The Department does not collect this information by specific procedure or by London borough.

Data on patients waiting for trauma and orthopaedic elective admission in each London primary care trust is shown in the table.
Patients waiting for elective admission, trauma and orthopaedics, March 2004, Commissioner based

SHA code	SHA name	Code	PCT name	Total waiting
Q04	North West London	5K5	Brent PCT	899
Q04	North West London	5HX	Ealing PCT	1,126
Q04	North West London	5H1	Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	442
Q04	North West London	5K6	Harrow PCT	926
Q04	North West London	5AT	Hillingdon PCT	947
Q04	North West London	5HY	Hounslow PCT	777
Q04	North West London	5LA	Kensington and Chelsea PCT	347
Q04	North West London	5LC	Westminster PCT	527
Q05	North Central London	5A9	Barnet PCT	1,443
Q05	North Central London	5K7	Camden PCT	551
Q05	North Central London	5C1	Enfield PCT	1,093
Q05	North Central London	5C9	Haringey PCT	614
Q05	North Central London	5K8	Islington PCT	585
Q06	North East London	5C2	Barking and Dagenham PCT	742
Q06	North East London	5C3	City and Hackney PCT	347
Q06	North East London	5A4	Havering PCT	1,178
Q06	North East London	5C5	Newham PCT	598
Q06	North East London	5NA	Redbridge PCT	1,155
Q06	North East London	5C4	Tower Hamlets PCT	630
Q06	North East London	5NC	Waltham Forest PCT	1,029
Q07	South East London	5AX	Bexley PCT	888
Q07	South East London	5A7	Bromley PCT	1,374
Q07	South East London	5A8	Greenwich PCT	875
Q07	South East London	5LD	Lambeth PCT	658
Q07	South East London	5LF	Lewisham PCT	1,064
Q07	South East London	5LE	Southwark PCT	579
Q08	South West London	5K9	Croydon PCT	1,694
Q08	South West London	5A5	Kingston PCT	594
Q08	South West London	5M6	Richmond and Twickenham PCT	475
Q08	South West London	5M7	Sutton and Merton PCT	1,335
Q08	South West London	5LG	Wandsworth PCT	560

Source:
Department of Health form QF01.





 
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