Andrew Stunell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he has given to providing support for participants who commenced re-training under the Return to Practice Programme for midwives in the financial years 2006-07 and 2007-08; and if he will make a statement. [227772]
Ann Keen:
Strategic health authorities (SHAs) are responsible for allocating resources from education and training funding to support local initiatives such as return to practice programmes for professional staff. The Department has provided support and funding to SHAs for a programme of work, to deliver expansion in midwifery capacity, as announced in February. This includes supporting midwives through return to practice, where this is part of the local recruitment programme.
SHAs are managing return to practice programmes locally and have been allocated £1.5 million in 2008 or £3,000 per midwife. The £3,000 is an approximate cost per midwife to provide free training, and to support costs such as for childcare and travel.
Midwives: Manpower
Mr. Crausby:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives were employed in the NHS in (a) Bolton and (b) England in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [229615]
Ann Keen:
The number of national health service midwives employed in Bolton and England in each of the last five years is detailed in the following table.
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified midwifery staff in England, the North West Strategic Health Authority area and the Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust as at 30 September each specified year
Headcount
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007( 1)
England
Qualified maternity services staff
30,776
32,056
32,072
32,103
32,919
O f which :
Qualified midwives
23,941
24,844
24,808
24,469
25,093
North West Strategic Health Authority area
Qualified maternity services staff
4,919
5,174
5,055
5,164
5,069
O f which :
Qualified midwives
3,798
4,049
3,876
3,949
4,001
Royal Bolton Hospitals Foundation Trust
Qualified maternity services staff
243
237
238
229
230
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O f which :
Qualified midwives
192
185
189
183
165
(1 )Qualified midwife figures have fallen in the trust due to data cleansing within the maternity services area of work. As a result of this, a number of nurse managers have now been correctly coded. Note:
Data quality
Workforce statistics are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data. Processing methods and procedures are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where this happens any impact on figures already published will be assessed but unless this is significant at national level they will not be changed. Where there is impact only at detailed or local level this will be footnoted in relevant analyses. Source:
The NHS Information Centre Non Medical Workforce Census.
Ms Keeble:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community midwives were employed in each strategic health authority region in (a) 1997, (b) 2002 and (c) 2007. [231055]
Ann Keen:
The information requested on community midwives cannot be supplied as it is not collected centrally. The following table details the total number of midwives employed in each strategic health authority for the three years requested.
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified midwives in England by Strategic Health Authority area as at 30 September each specified year
H eadcount
1997
2002
2007
England
22,385
23,249
25,093
North East Strategic Health Authority area
1,224
1,241
1,288
North West Strategic Health Authority area
3,864
3,833
4,010
Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area
2,393
2,321
2,449
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
1,591
1,697
1,745
West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
2,619
2,625
2,861
East of England Strategic Health Authority area
1,942
2,159
2,407
London Strategic Health Authority area
3,370
3,601
4,407
South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area
1,431
1,680
1,820
South Central Strategic Health Authority area
1,647
1,734
1,677
South West Strategic Health Authority area
2,304
2,358
2,429
Source:
The Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified midwives in England by Strategic Health Authority area as at 30 September each specified year
Full- time equivalent
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
England
18,053
18,168
17,876
17,662
18,048
18,119
18,444
18,854
18,949
18,862
19,298
North East Strategic Health Authority area
1,008
944
898
901
1,043
993
989
1,018
1,011
1,003
1,025
North West Strategic Health Authority area
3,160
3,044
3,035
2,994
3,068
3,069
3,049
3,252
3,094
3,138
3,111
Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority area
1,973
1,962
1,832
1,845
1,867
1,909
1,948
2,025
2,047
1,906
1,942
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
1,292
1,355
1,384
1,386
1,389
1,307
1,331
1,315
1,310
1,294
1,322
West Midlands Strategic Health Authority area
2,111
2,240
2,172
2,103
2,088
2,091
2,170
2,180
2,123
2,092
2,171
East of England Strategic Health Authority area
1,517
1,600
1,620
1,612
1,538
.1,630
1,646
1,644
1,725
1,742
1,806
London Strategic Health Authority area
2,809
2,777
2,789
2,673
2,813
2,812
3,026
3,040
3,326
3,442
3,499
South East Coast Strategic Health Authority area
1,085
1,131
1,063
1,108
1,188
1,264
1,254
1,312
1,320
1,325
1,382
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South Central Strategic Health Authority area
1,280
1,308
1,252
1,239
1,244
1,258
1,228
1,248
1,187
1,145
1,255
South West Strategic Health Authority area
1,818
1,807
1,832
1,801
1,809
1,785
1,802
1,821
1,806
1,774
1,786
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. Source:
The information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.
