Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 January 2003. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Monday, 13 January 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children's nurses there were in the (a) Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust and (b) Worthing and Southlands Hospital Trust in each year since 1997. - Includes table.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children's nurses there were in the (a) Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust and (b) Worthing and Southlands Hosptial Trust in each year since 1997. [89356] Ms Blears: The information requested for Worthing and Southlands Hospitals National Health Service Trust is shown in the table. NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified nursing staff within the Paediatric nursing area of work in Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust as at 30 September each year Whole-time _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total qualified staff 27 32 42 43 38 Headcount 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total qualified staff 36 46 53 60 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Figures exclude learners and agency staff. Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census Information is not available centrally on the number of children's nurses employed by Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 89356; 397 c486W;397 c484W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Children Nurses Staff Worthing Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust
Contains statistics: Yes
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