Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, from how many sites NHS Direct operates; and how many staff are employed at each site. - Inc table.

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health from how many sites NHS Direct operates; and how many staff are employed at each site. [127639] Ms Rosie Winterton: Specific information on how many staff are employed at each of the 22 NHS Direct sites is not collected centrally. The following table outlines the number of nurses and call handlers based at each site. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Staff in post FTE Sites Nurses Call handlers Total FTE 1. Anglia 38.63 15.22 53.85 2. Avon 47.53 29.43 76.96 3. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 47.80 23.17 70.97 4. East Midlands 70.80 36.21 107.01 5. Essex 50.03 24.95 74.98 6. Hampshire 56.31 15.60 71.91 7. Kent, Surrey and Sussex 64.83 28.70 93.53 8. Manchester 87.35 41.40 128.75 9. Midlandshires 55.26 33.72 88.98 10. North and Central London 22.68 12.94 35.62 11. North East 56.76 28.00 84.76 12. North East London 23.20 16.70 39.90 13. North West Coast 76.51 18.48 94.99 14. South East London 36.58 23.39 59.97 15. South West London 25.60 12.60 38.20 16. South Yorkshire 39.63 26.80 66.43 17. TENYAS 34.70 13.10 47.80 18. Thames Valley 46.50 15.20 61.70 19. West County 59.27 29.80 89.07 20. West London 38.70 22.60 61.30 21. West Midlands 50.47 24.96 75.43 22. West Yorkshire 52.93 24.45 77.38 Total 1,082.07 517.42 1,599.49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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