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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) hospital and (b) community full-time equivalent nurses were employed by (i) Taunton and Somerset NHS Hospital Trust and (ii) Taunton Deane Primary Care Trust in each year since 1997. [137379] Ms Rosie Winterton: The number of hospital and community full-time equivalent nurses employed by the Taunton and Somerset National Health Service Hospital Trust and Taunton Deane Primary Care Trust are shown in the table as well as the number in Somerset Coast PCT and Mendip PCT. Qualified NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, by hospital and community-based, in the specified organisations as at 30 September each year Whole-time equivalent _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All qualified nursing staff Community Hospital Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust 2002 879 5 874 2001 975 74 901 2000 1,107 164 943 1999 1,090 167 923 1998 1,034 155 879 1997 1,056 144 912 Taunton Deane PCT 2002 85 48 37 2001 1-- 1-- 1-- 2000 1-- 1-- 1-- 1999 1-- 1-- 1-- 1998 1-- 1-- 1-- 1997 1-- 1-- 1-- Somerset Coast PCT 2002 184 92 92 2001 181 96 85 2000 1-- 1-- 1-- 1999 1-- 1-- 1-- 1998 1-- 1-- 1-- 1997 1-- 1-- 1-- Mendip PCT 2002 139 42 97 2001 132 35 97 2000 1-- 1-- 1-- 1999 1-- 1-- 1-- 1998 1-- 1-- 1-- 1997 1-- 1-- 1-- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Not applicable. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Maternity nurse figures have been included within Hospital as they cannot be separately identified between Community and Hospital. 3. In 2001 Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust transferred staff to Somerset Coast PCT and Mendip PCT. 4. In 2002 Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust transferred further staff to Taunton Deane PCT.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

137379; 413 c1405-6W;413 c1401-2W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Hospitals Nurses Staff Somerset Community nurses Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust Taunton Deane Primary Care Trust

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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