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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 October 2009. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Health Services: Lancashire

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were registered as working in each primary care trust serving Lancashire and their predecessors in (i) 1997 and (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Answer

The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of doctors and qualified nursing staff working at the Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust (PCT), as at 30 September 2002 and 2008.

All doctors and qualified nursing staff at the Central Lancashire PCT, as at 30 September each year
Numbers (headcount)
2002 2008
All doctors¹ 282 327
All general practitioners (GP) 266 285
Hospital Community Health Services (HCHS) medical and dental staff 16 42
All qualified nursing staff 794 937
Qualified HCHS nursing staff 630 784
GP practice nurses 164 153
¹ Excludes medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants, most of whom are GPs working part-time in hospitals.
Note:
Central Lancashire PCT was formed on 1 October 2006, following the merger of the Preston, Chorley and Ribble and West Lancashire PCTs.
Source:
The Information Centre for health and social care.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
498 c1033W; 296834
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Doctors Health professions Nurses Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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