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NHS Staff
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full-time (a) nurses and (b) administrators are employed by the NHS in Northern Ireland. [187805]
Angela Smith: The information requested is as follows.
| Nursing staff group | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Qualified Nurses | 8,544 |
| Unqualified Nurses | 2,513 |
| Total | 11,057 |
(25) Health and Personal Social Services.
Note:
Bank staff who cover for staffing shortfalls and fluctuating workloads in order to maintain service delivery have been removed from these figures. Student nurses have also been removed.
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| Administration and Clerical staff group | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Clerical and Admin | 6,806 |
| Manager | 728 |
| Senior Manager | 1,011 |
| Senior Executives | 166 |
| Board Member | 151 |
| Total | 8,862 |
(26) Health and Personal Social Services.
Note:
Bank staff who cover for staffing shortfalls and fluctuating workloads in order to maintain service delivery have been removed from these figures.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nursing vacancies there are at each health trust in the Province. [187779]
Angela Smith: The number of vacancies as at 30 June 2004 are as follows.
| Trust | Headcount vacancies | WTE(27) vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| Altnagelvin Group HSS Trust | 69 | 68.7 |
| Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust | 10 | 8.3 |
| Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust | 78 | 76.1 |
| Causeway HSS Trust | 8 | 7.1 |
| Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust | 13 | 11.0 |
| Craigavon Area Hospital Group HSS Trust | 9 | 7.7 |
| Down Lisbum HSS Trust | 22 | 21.3 |
| Foyle Community HSS Trust | 8 | 8.0 |
| Greenpark Healthcare HSS Trust | 45 | 44.3 |
| Homefirst Community HSS Trust | 24 | n/a |
| Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust | 111 | 108.4 |
| Newry and Moume HSS Trust | 13 | 13.0 |
| North and West Belfast HSS Trust | 21 | 13.4 |
| Royal Group of Hospitals HSS Trust | 219 | 191.8 |
| South and East Belfast HSS Trust | 86 | 85.3 |
| Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust | 28 | 28.0 |
| Ulster Community and Hospitals Group HSS Trust | 48 | 42.2 |
| United Hospitals Group HSS Trust | 38 | 38.0 |
| Total | 850 | (28)772.7 |
(27) Whole time equivalent.
(28) Total WTE figure does not include Homefirst.
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many overseas nurses are working at each health trust in the Province. [187780]
Angela Smith: As at 31 August 2004, the total number of overseas nurses employed within health and social services trusts in Northern Ireland was 815. Figures are detailed by trust as follows.
(29) Health and social services.
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PFI/PPP Contracts
Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many contracts have been let by his Department in each financial year since 2001–02 to (a) PriceWaterhouseCoopers, (b) Deloitte and Touche, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst and Young for advising his Department on private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts; and what fees were paid in each case. [182269]
Mr. Pearson: The following table sets out the number of contacts awarded by the eleven Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office in each year from 2001 to date:
| Year contract awarded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Deloitte and Touche | — | 1 | 2 |
| KPMG | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst and Young | — | — | 1 |
The following table sets out the total fees paid in respect of these contracts:
| Year contract awarded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers | 1,984,445 | 608,852 | 1,282,934 |
| Deloitte and Touche | — | 34,738 | 22,060 |
| KPMG | 88,800 | 22,555 | 332,513 |
| Ernst and Young | — | — | 99,845 |
Both tables cover contracts where the company identified was either the sole contractor or the lead partner in a consortium. Where the company was the lead partner in a consortium the figures quoted for fees paid include payments it would have been contractually obliged to make to the other partners in the consortium. In these circumstances the contracting authority is not in a position to identify payments to consortium members.
It should also be noted that a number of public services to which these contracts relate are the responsibility of local authorities or private companies in England and Wales, but are fully funded through central Government in Northern Ireland.
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Prosthetic Limbs
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in the Province have prosthetic limbs; and what the causes of the disability are in each case. [187781]
Angela Smith: As at March 2004, the number of people who have prosthetic limbs in Northern Ireland is 1,716. The causes of the disability in each case are as follows.
| Cause | Number |
|---|---|
| Trauma | 589 |
| Arterial | 563 |
| Congenital | 223 |
| Civil disturbance | 128 |
| Malignancy | 99 |
| Other | 68 |
| Neurological condition | 26 |
| Re-amputation—through non-healing | 11 |
| Venous | 9 |
| Northern Ireland total | 1,716 |
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are employed in the Province specifically to treat those with prosthetic limbs, broken down by profession. [187782]
Angela Smith: Information requested is provided in the following table.
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Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made on improving the cosmetic appearance, with particular reference to colour synergy, of prosthetic limbs provided in Northern Ireland. [187783]
Angela Smith: There is a range of silicone coverings (cosmeses) that may be provided to prosthetic users. These vary in cost from around £200 for a single colour covering to £5,000 for a high definition silicone covering. The latter are not provided routinely as part of prosthetic provision. Where the consultant and prosthetist consider there is a clinical need for a person to be supplied with a high definition cover, a case is made to the relevant Health and Social Services Board for funding.
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Green Park Healthcare Trust and Health and Social Services Boards are in discussion on the implications of widening provision of high definition coverings.
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