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Dept of Health

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Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwife vacancies there are in (a) Kingston hospital and (b) South West London, (c) Merton, Surrey and Mid-Surrey, (d) London and (e) England. [209826] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 20 January 2005]: The national health service vacancy survey collects information on the number of vacancies lasting three months or more. Information on the number and rate of three month vacancies for midwives in England, London and the South East is shown in the following table. Department of Health vacancies survey, March 2004. Qualified midwifery staff three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post in London and South East Government Office Regions by strategic health authority and organisation. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. March 2004 1 September 2003 1 Three month Three month Midwives--staff Staff in post vacancy rate vacancy (number) in post (headcount) (percentage) (whole-time equivalent) England 3.3 619 18,444 23,941 H London 8.2 250 3,026 3,981 Government Office Region Q05 North Central 9.1 49 499 638 London SHA Barnet and Chase RVL 11.3 20 172 247 Farm Hospitals NHS Trust Barnet PCT 5A9 n/a n/a n/a n/a Barnet, Enfield RRP n/a n/a n/a n/a and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Camden and TAF n/a n/a n/a n/a Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust Camden PCT 5K7 n/a n/a n/a n/a Enfield PCT 5C1 n/a n/a n/a n/a Great Ormond RP4 n/a n/a n/a n/a Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust Haringey PCT 5C9 n/a n/a n/a n/a Islington PCT 5K8 n/a n/a n/a n/a Moorfields Eye RP6 n/a n/a n/a n/a Hospital NHS Trust North Central Q05 n/a n/a n/a n/a London SHA North Middlesex RAP 7.8 6 93 117 University Hospital NHS Trust Royal Free RAL 12.2 12 85 105 Hampstead NHS Trust Royal National RAN n/a n/a n/a n/a Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Tavistock and RNK n/a n/a n/a n/a Portman NHS Trust University RRV 5.5 5 75 85 College London Hospitals NHS Trust Whittington RKE 6.4 7 74 84 Hospital NHS Trust Q06 North East 6.4 42 694 871 London SHA Barking and 5C2 n/a n/a n/a n/a Dagenham PCT Barking, RF4 10.4 23 219 283 Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust Bails and The RNJ 0.0 n/a 125 150 London NHS Trust City and Hackney 5C3 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT East London and RWK n/a n/a n/a n/a The City Mental Health NHS Trust Havering PCT 5A4 n/a n/a n/a n/a Homerton RQX 6.0 7 133 159 University Hospital NHS Trust Newham RNH 12.0 12 91 119 Healthcare NHS Trust Newham PCT 5C5 n/a n/a n/a n/a North East RAT n/a n/a n/a n/a London Mental Health NHS Trust North East Q06 1-- n/a 2 2 London SHA Redbridge PCT 5NA n/a n/a 1 1 Tower Hamlets 5C4 n/a n/a 0 1 PCT Waltham Forest 5NC n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Whipps Cross RGC 0.0 n/a 122 156 University Hospital NHS Trust Q04 North West 7.4 47 634 842 London SHA Brent PCT 5K5 n/a n/a n/a n/a Central and RV3 n/a n/a n/a n/a North West London Mental Health NHS Trust Chelsea and RQM 19.5 23 109 151 Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust Ealing Hospital RC3 0.0 n/a 58 69 NHS Trust Ealing PCT 5HX n/a n/a n/a n/a Hammersmith and 5H1 n/a n/a n/a n/a Fulham PCT Hammersmith RQN 3.4 4 122 141 Hospitals NHS Trust Harrow PCT 5K6 n/a n/a n/a n/a Hillingdon RAS 0.0 n/a 92 175 Hospital NHS Trust Hillingdon PCT SAT n/a n/a n/a n/a Hounslow PCT SHY n/a n/a n/a n/a Kensington and 5LA 1-- n/a 1 1 Chelsea PCT North West RV8 0.0 n/a 109 137 London Hospitals NHS Trust North West Q04 n/a n/a n/a n/a London SHA Royal Brompton RT3 n/a n/a n/a n/a and Harefield NHS Trust St. Mary's NHS RJ5 0.0 n/a 78 87 Trust West London RKL n/a n/a n/a n/a Mental Health NHS Trust West Middlesex RFW 21.9 20 66 81 University NHS Trust Westminster PCT 5LC n/a n/a n/a n/a Q07 South East 8.7 64 730 988 London SHA Bexley Care TAK n/a n/a n/a n/a Trust Bromley RG3 7.6 6 74 90 Hospitals NHS Trust Bromley PCT 5A7 n/a n/a n/a n/a Greenwich PCT 5A8 n/a n/a n/a n/a Guy's and St. RJ1 9.2 20 204 234 Thomas' NHS Trust King's College RJZ 1.0 2 151 198 Hospital NHS Trust Lambeth PCT 5LD n/a n/a n/a n/a Lewisham RJ2 14.2 13 92 127 Hospital NHS Trust Lewisham PCT 5LF n/a n/a n/a n/a Oxleas NHS Trust RPG n/a n/a n/a n/a Queen Elizabeth RG2 9.3 9 106 178 Hospital NHS Trust Queen Mary's RGZ 13.2 14 104 161 Sidcup NHS Trust South East Q07 n/a n/a n/a n/a London SHA South London and RV5 n/a n/a n/a n/a Maudsley NHS Trust Southwark PCT 5LE n/a n/a n/a n/a Q08 South West 10.2 48 468 642 London SHA Croydon PCT 5K9 n/a n/a n/a n/a Epsom and St. RVR 2.0 3 163 231 Helier NHS Trust Kingston RAX 7.3 7 105 162 Hospital NHS Trust Kingston PCT 5A5 n/a n/a n/a n/a Mayday RJ6 30.3 38 86 99 Healthcare NHS Trust Richmond and 5M6 n/a n/a n/a n/a Twickenham PCT Royal Marsden RPY n/a n/a n/a n/a Hospital NHS Trust South West RQY n/a n/a n/a n/a London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust South West Q08 n/a n/a n/a n/a London SHA St. George's RJ7 0.0 n/a 114 150 Healthcare NHS Trust Sutton and 5M7 n/a n/a n/a n/a Merton PCT Wandsworth PCT 5LG n/a n/a n/a n/a London Ambulance RRU n/a n/a n/a n/a Service NHS Trust J South East 4.1 109 2,482 3,373 Government Office Region Q17 Hampshire and 1.1 6 542 727 Isle Of Wight SHA Blackwater 5G6 n/a n/a n/a n/a Valley and Hart PCT East Hampshire 5FD n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Eastleigh and SLY n/a n/a n/a n/a Test Valley South PCT Fareham and 5LX n/a n/a n/a n/a Gosport PCT Hampshire RKD n/a n/a n/a n/a Ambulance Service NHS Trust Hampshire and 017 n/a n/a n/a n/a Isle Of Wight SHA Isle Of Wight RR2 0.0 n/a 46 68 Healthcare NHS Trust Isle Of Wight 5DG n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Mid-Hampshire 5E9 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT New Forest PCT 5A1 n/a n/a n/a n/a North Hampshire RN5 0.0 n/a 63 84 Hospitals NHS Trust North Hampshire 5DF n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Portsmouth City 5FE n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Portsmouth RHU 0.0 n/a 188 246 Hospitals NHS Trust Southampton City 5L1 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Southampton RHM 2.6 4 172 222 University Hospitals NHS Trust West Hampshire RW1 n/a n/a n/a n/a NHS Trust Winchester and RN1 2.5 2 73 107 Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust Q18 Kent and Medway 8.0 43 516 700 SHA Ashford PCT 5LL n/a n/a n/a n/a Canterbury and 5LM n/a n/a n/a n/a Coastal PCT Dartford and RN7 0.0 n/a 66 99 Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford, 5CM n/a n/a n/a n/a Gravesham and Swanley PCT East Kent 5LN n/a n/a n/a n/a Coastal PCT East Kent RTM n/a n/a n/a n/a Community NHS Trust East Kent RVV 6.8 13 180 243 Hospitals NHS Trust Kent Ambulance RPH n/a n/a n/a n/a NHS Trust Kent and Medway Q18 n/a n/a n/a n/a SHA Maidstone and RWF 14.5 23 146 210 Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone Weald 5L2 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Medway NHS Trust RPA 5.4 7 122 147 Medway PCT 5L3 n/a n/a n/a n/a Queen Victoria RPC n/a n/a n/a n/a Hospital NHS Trust Shepway PCT 5LP n/a n/a n/a n/a South West Kent 5FF n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Swale PCT 5L4 n/a n/a n/a n/a West Kent NHS RXJ n/a n/a n/a n/a and Social Care Trust Q19 Surrey and 5.4 45 739 1,013 Sussex SHA Adur, Arun and 5L8 n/a n/a n/a n/a Worthing PCT Ashford and St. RTK 9.2 7 65 92 Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust Bexhill and 5FH n/a n/a n/a n/a Rother PCT Brighton and 5LQ n/a n/a n/a n/a Hove City PCT Brighton and RXH 5.6 9 152 197 Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Crawley PCT 5MA n/a n/a n/a n/a East Elmbridge 5KP n/a n/a n/a n/a and Mid Surrey PCT East Surrey PCT 5KQ n/a n/a n/a n/a East Sussex RXD n/a n/a 0 1 County NHS Trust East Sussex RXC 0.0 n/a 147 205 Hospitals NHS Trust Eastbourne Downs 5LR n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Frimley Park RDU 2.1 2 109 153 Hospital NHS Trust Guildford and 5L5 n/a n/a n/a n/a Waverley PCT Hastings and St. 5FJ n/a n/a n/a n/a Leonards PCT Horsham and 5MC n/a n/a n/a n/a Chanctonbury PCT Mid-Sussex PCT 5FK n/a n/a n/a n/a North Surrey PCT 5L6 n/a n/a n/a n/a North West RW7 n/a n/a n/a n/a Surrey Mental Health NHS Partnership Trust Royal Surrey RA2 26.5 26 23 27 County Hospital NHS Trust Royal West RPR 0.0 n/a 62 94 Sussex NHS Trust South Downs RDR n/a n/a n/a n/a Health NHS Trust Surrey Ambulance RPQ n/a n/a n/a n/a Service NHS Trust Surrey and RTP 0.7 1 107 135 Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Surrey and Q19 n/a n/a n/a n/a Sussex SHA Surrey Hampshire RTJ n/a n/a n/a n/a Borders NHS Trust Surrey Oaklands RTN n/a n/a n/a n/a NHS Trust Sussex Ambulance RQ2 n/a n/a n/a n/a Service NHS Trust Sussex Downs and 5LT n/a n/a n/a n/a Weald PCT West Sussex RW8 n/a n/a n/a n/a Health and Social Care NHS Trust Western Sussex 5L9 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Woking PCT 5L7 n/a n/a n/a n/a Worthing and RPL 0.0 n/a 73 109 Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust Q16 Thames Valley 2.1 15 686 933 SHA Berkshire RWX n/a n/a n/a n/a Healthcare NHS Trust Bracknell Forest 5G2 n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Buckinghamshire RWT n/a n/a n/a n/a Mental Health NHS Trust Buckinghamshire RXQ 1.2 2 124 190 Hospitals NHS Trust Cherwell Vale 5DV n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Chiltern and 5G4 n/a n/a n/a n/a South Bucks PCT Heatherwood and RD7 11.1 13 96 118 Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust Milton Keynes RD8 0.0 92 121 n/a General Hospital NHS Trust Milton Keynes 5CQ n/a n/a n/a n/a PCT Newbury and 5DK n/a n/a n/a n/a Community PCT North East 5DT n/a n/a n/a n/a Oxfordshire PCT Nuffield RBF n/a n/a n/a n/a Orthopaedic NHS Trust Oxford City PCT 5DW n/a n/a n/a n/a Oxford Radcliffe RTH 0.0 247 322 n/a Hospital NHS Trust Oxfordshire RNY n/a n/a n/a n/a Ambulance NHS Trust Oxfordshire RHX n/a n/a n/a n/a Learning Disability NHS Trust Oxfordshire RNU n/a n/a n/a n/a Mental Healthcare NHS Trust Reading PCT 5DL n/a n/a n/a n/a Royal Berkshire RH1 n/a n/a n/a n/a Ambulance Service NHS Trust Royal Berkshire RHW 0.0 128 182 n/a and Battle Hospitals NHS Trust Slough PCT 5DM n/a n/a n/a n/a South East 5DX n/a n/a n/a n/a Oxfordshire PCT South West 5DY n/a n/a n/a n/a Oxfordshire PCT Thames Valley Q16 n/a n/a n/a n/a SHA Two Shires RHY n/a n/a n/a n/a Ambulance NHS Trust Vale of 5DP n/a n/a n/a n/a Aylesbury PCT Windsor, Ascot 5G3 n/a n/a n/a n/a and Maidenhead PCT Wokingham PCT 5DN n/a n/a n/a n/a Wycombe PCT 5G5 n/a n/a n/a n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not applicable. 1 September 2003--latest data available for midwife numbers, March 2004--latest vacancy data available Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

209826; 430 c174-80W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Greater London Midwives Vacancies

Contains statistics

Yes

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