Written question asked by Allan Rogers (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Jon Owen Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many doctors and nurses have been employed in NHS hospitals in Wales since 1990; and how many vacancies for doctors and nurses in Wales remain unfilled at present. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Rogers: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many doctors and nurses have been employed in NHS hospitals in Wales since 1990; and how many vacancies for doctors and nurses in Wales remain unfilled at present. [93110] Mr. Jon Owen Jones: Information on the whole-time equivalent numbers of hospital doctors and nurses is given in the following table. Information on hospital nurses is only available in a comparable form for the last three years. Current vacancies for doctors and nurses in Wales are a matter for the National Assembly for Wales. Staff in post at 30 September (whole-time equivalents) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Hospital doctors Hospital nursing staff 1990 2,440 -- 1991 2,491 -- 1992 2,624 -- 1993 2,751 -- 1994 2,858 -- 1995 2,972 -- 1996 3,059 17,751 1997 3,168 17,809 1998 3,314 18,155 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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