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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what pay banding district community midwives have been awarded under Agenda for Change in (a) Newcastle, (b) Blackpool, (c) Leeds, (d) Lambeth, (e) Southampton, (f) Bristol and (g) Swansea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what pay banding district community midwives have been awarded under Agenda for Change in (a) Newcastle, (b) Blackpool, (c) Leeds, (d) Lambeth, (e) Southampton, (f) Bristol and (g) Swansea.
Asked by
Jim Devine
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 April 2006
For answer on
20 April 2006
Answered on
2 May 2006
The information requested relating to national health services organisations in Newcastle, Blackpool, Leeds, Lambeth, Southampton and Bristol is not collected centrally. Information for the NHS in Swansea is a matter for the Welsh Assembly.
Subjects
Pay; Midwives
Date
2 May 2006
Reference
64775; 445 c1537-8W;445 c1537-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2006, Official Report, column 1853W to the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew), on midwifery vacancies, how the information was gathered; and whether NHS trusts which fail to respond to surveys are recorded as having...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2006, Official Report, column 1853W to the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew), on midwifery vacancies, how the information was gathered; and whether NHS trusts which fail to respond to surveys are recorded as having...
Asked by
Steve Webb
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 January 2006
For answer on
1 February 2006
Answered on
18 April 2006
The data are collected by national health service trusts on 31 March each year, on the number of vacancies that trusts are actively trying to fill that have lasted three months or more (full time equivalents).The 2005 vacancy survey did not receive a valid return from one trust and it has been excluded from all applicable vacancy totals and calculations. This information is highlighted in the release notes of the vacancy survey.
Subjects
Midwives; Vacancies
Date
18 April 2006
Reference
48025; 445 c241-2W;445 c241-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacant midwife posts there are in (a) the Cheshire and Lancashire and Cumbria strategic health authority area and (b) the West Lancashire primary care trust area; and what steps her Department is taking to recruit more midwives into the NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacant midwife posts there are in (a) the Cheshire and Lancashire and Cumbria strategic health authority area and (b) the West Lancashire primary care trust area; and what steps her Department is taking to recruit more midwives into the NHS...
Asked by
Rosie Cooper
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 March 2006
For answer on
13 March 2006
Answered on
21 March 2006
The information requested is shown in the table.
The NHS Improvement Plan, published in June 2004, reiterated the Government's commitment to increase numbers of frontline NHS staff. This built on the NHS Plan which made a commitment to increasing nursing staff numbers—over 20,000 more nurses working in the NHS and 5,500 extra nurses, midwives and health visitors being trained each year by 2004. These targets have already been met and exceeded. The extra investment announced in the 2002 Budget, builds on the NHS Plan target; by 2008 we expect the NHS to have net increases of at least 35,000 nurses, midwives and health visitors.
| NHS health and social care information centre vacancies survey March 2005, national health service three-month vacancies for Cheshire and Merseyside and Cumbria and Lancashire strategic health authority areas and by organisations for qualified midwives Three-month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwives | |||||
| March 2005 | September 2004 | ||||
| Three-month vacancy rate (percentage) | Three-month vacancy (number) | Staff in post (full-time equivalent) | Staff in post (headcount) | ||
| Cheshire and Merseyside SHA area total | 0.2 | 2 | 1,029 | 1,304 | |
| Five Borough Partnership NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bebington and West Wirral PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cardiothoracic Centre—Liverpool NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Cheshire PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Central Liverpool PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cheshire and Merseyside SHA | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cheshire West PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust | 0.9 | 1 | 106 | 138 | |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 70 | 98 | |
| Eastern Cheshire PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Halton PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 34 | |
| Knowsley PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liverpool Womens Hospital NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 277 | 351 | |
| Mersey Care NHS Trust | — | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.0 | 1 | 97 | 123 | |
| North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 100 | 126 | |
| North Liverpool PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals University NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royal Liverpool Childrens NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Liverpool PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Sefton PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southport and Formby PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 93 | 116 | |
| St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.2 | 0 | 108 | 133 | |
| St. Helens PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warrington PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wirral Hospital NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 148 | 177 | |
| Cumbria and Lancashire SHA area Total | 0.3 | 3 | 927 | 1,147 | |
| Blackburn with Darwen PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blackpool PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.9 | 2 | 103 | 126 | |
| Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Calderstones NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlisle and District PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chorley and South Ribble PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cumbria Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cumbria and Lancashire SHA | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 245 | 303 | |
| Eden Valley PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fylde PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lancashire Care NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.7 | 1 | 143 | 177 | |
| Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 306 | 356 | |
| Morecambe Bay PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 127 | 182 | |
| North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Cumbria PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Lancashire PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wyre PCT | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Notes: Three-month vacancy 1. Three-month vacancy information is as at 31 March 2005. 2. Three-month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time equivalents). 3. Three-month vacancy rates are three-month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three-month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. Three-month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the non-medical work force census September 2004. 5. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place. Staff in post Staff in post data is from the non-medical work force census September 2004. General 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the aforementioned data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. 4. SHA figures are based on trusts, and do not necessarily reflect the geographical provision of health care. Sources: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre Vacancies Survey March 2005. NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census September 2004. | |||||
| (30) Zero. | |||||
| (31) Figures where sum of staff in post (as at 30 September 2004) and vacancies (as at 31 March 2005) is less than 10. |
Subjects
Midwives; North West
Date
21 March 2006
Reference
444 c270-2W;444 c270-2W; 58453
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery assistants have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery assistants have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Rosie Cooper
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
15 February 2006
The table shows the number of unqualified maternity nursing staff employed by Southport and Ormskirk Hospital National Health Service Trust.
| NHS hospital and community health services: unqualified maternity nursing staff employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust as at 30 September each specified year Headcount | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Unqualified nurses | 33 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 14 |
| Nursery nurse | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nursing assistant/auxiliary | 33 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 14 |
| Source: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census. | |||||
| (19) zero |
Subjects
Nurses; Midwives; Maternity services; Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Date
15 February 2006
Reference
45100; 442 c2111W;442 c2111W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average NHS earnings were in real terms at today's prices for (a) consultants, (b) general practitioners, (c) dentists and (d) nurses employed in the NHS in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average NHS earnings were in real terms at today's prices for (a) consultants, (b) general practitioners, (c) dentists and (d) nurses employed in the NHS in each of the last 30 years.
Asked by
Chris Ruane
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2006
For answer on
25 January 2006
Answered on
13 February 2006
The available information is shown in the following tables. Tables 1 and 2 show the average earnings of consultants and qualified nurses band on national health service earnings survey data uplifted to 2004–05 prices. This data is not available prior to 1998–99 and has been collated biannually since 2000–01. Table 3 shows that intended average net income for general practitioners set by the review body doctors and dentists review for the years since 1974–75 in 2004–05 prices. Table 4 shows the estimated average general dental service (GDS) net income for dentists with a reasonable GDS commitment since 1997–98. Figures are not available on a comparable basis for previous years.Estimated average earnings in real terms for consultants, qualified nurses and midwives earnings in England.
| Table 1: Consultant-estimated average earnings—England | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Average earnings | ||
| Cash terms | 2004–05 prices | |
| 1998–99 | 65,600 | 75,100 |
| 1999–2000 | 69,700 | 78,300 |
| 2000–01 | 71,900 | 79,700 |
| 2001–02 | — | — |
| 2002–03 | 83,700 | 87,700 |
| 2003–04 | — | — |
| 2004–05 | 94,700 | 94,700 |
| Table 2: Qualified nurses and midwives-estimated average earnings—England | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Average earnings | ||
| Cash terms | 2004–05 prices | |
| 1998–99 | 19,600 | 22,400 |
| 1999–2000 | 21,400 | 24,000 |
| 2000–01 | 22,600 | 25,000 |
| 2001–02 | — | — |
| 2002–03 | 24,500 | 25,700 |
| 2003–04 | — | — |
| 2004–05 | 26,400 | 26,400 |
| Notes: 1. The earnings survey is based on a sample of approximately 50 per cent. of NHS trusts, derived. 2. Earnings figures are based on monthly payments in August, multiplied by 12 to give annual equivalent amounts. 3. The earnings survey is conducted on a biennial basis from 2000 onwards, hence no figures are available 2001 or 2003. 4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest hundred pounds. 5. 2004 equivalent earnings are calculated using HM Treasury Gross Domestic Product Deflator Index. Source: NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre NHS Staff Earnings Survey | ||
| (61) No figures are available for these years. |
| Table 3: Intended Average Net Income for General Practitioners, 1974–75 to 2003–04, Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| IANI | ||
| cash terms | In 2004–05 prices | |
| 1974–75 | 6,286 | 41,801 |
| 1975–76 | 8,735 | 46,320 |
| 1976–77 | 8,963 | 41,911 |
| 1977–78 | 9,313 | 38,328 |
| 1978–79 | 12,146 | 45,034 |
| 1979–80 | 14,284 | 45,335 |
| 1980–81 | 16,955 | 45,536 |
| 1981–82 | 17,970 | 44,067 |
| 1982–83 | 18,990 | 43,494 |
| 1983–84 | 20,288 | 44,426 |
| 1984–85 | 21,815 | 45,395 |
| 1985–86 | 23,212 | 45,823 |
| 1986–87 | 24,670 | 47,197 |
| 1987–88 | 26,840 | 48,640 |
| 1988–89 | 28,800 | 48,779 |
| 1989–90 | 31,105 | 49,184 |
| 1990–91 | 33,630 | 49,318 |
| 1991–92 | 37,512 | 51,879 |
| 1992–93 | 40,010 | 53,629 |
| 1993–94 | 40,610 | 53,078 |
| 1994–95 | 41,890 | 53,922 |
| 1995–96 | 43,165 | 54,047 |
| 1996–97 | 44,483 | 53,797 |
| 1997–98 | 46,031 | 54,071 |
| 1998–99 | 48,037 | 55,001 |
| 1999–2000 | 52,606 | 59,069 |
| 2000–01 | 54,219 | 60,094 |
| 2001–02 | 56,510 | 61,123 |
| 2002–03 | 61,618 | 64,596 |
| 2003–04 | 67,040 | 68,470 |
| Note: IANI relates to all principal GPs (full-time and part-time). | ||
| (62) Forecast figure. |
| Table 4:—Estimated average general dental service (GDS) net income for dentists with a reasonable GDS commitment, 1997–98 to 2004–05, England and Wales.(63) | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ | ||
| Estimated average net income | ||
| Financial year | Cash terms | In 2004–05 prices |
| 1997–98 | 51,200 | 60,143 |
| 1998–99 | 54,300 | 62,172 |
| 1999–2000 | 55,700 | 62,544 |
| 2000–01 | 59,200 | 65,614 |
| 2001–02 | 60,500 | 65,439 |
| 2002–03 | 63,300 | 66,359 |
| 2003–04 | 66,700 | 68,122 |
| 2004–05 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Note: Figures prior to 1997–98 are not available on a comparable basis. Source: DH and HSCIC analysis of Dental Practice Board payments and HMRC tax data The income figures cover both estimated fees for treatments and patient capitation as well as other estimated payments such as seniority payments and commitment payments and payments for maternity and sickness. | ||
| (63) Dentists with a reasonable commitment to the GDS are defined as dentists with GDS earnings equivalent to at least £40,000 in 1993–94 in fees for treatments and patient capitation. This equivalent is calculated each year by adjusting figures to take into account the effect of fee increases. The equivalent figure for 2004–05 is £59,100. | ||
| (64) Commitment payments started in 2001. | ||
| (65) Figures since 2000–01 use a different methodology to calculate the contribution from other non-fee/capitation payments. |
Subjects
Dental services; Doctors; Health professions; General practitioners; NHS; Pay; Nurses; Midwives; Average earnings
Date
13 February 2006
Reference
45570; 442 c1782-4W;442 c1782-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many supervisors of midwives there have been in England in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many supervisors of midwives there have been in England in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2006
For answer on
25 January 2006
Answered on
8 February 2006
This information is not collected centrally.The Nursing and Midwifery Council collates statistics on the number of practising midwives per supervisor. This information is available on the Nursing and Midwifery Council's website at www.nmc-uk.org
Subjects
Staff; Midwives; Maternity services
Date
8 February 2006
Reference
442 c1314W;442 c1314W; 45735
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance her Department has issued on financial payments by NHS trusts to supervisors of midwives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance her Department has issued on financial payments by NHS trusts to supervisors of midwives.
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2006
For answer on
25 January 2006
Answered on
8 February 2006
The NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook provides that employers may use their discretion, subject to partnership arrangements, to reward staff undertaking statutory, regulatory duties performed outside of those required by the job description and/or measured by the NHS Job Evaluation scheme.
Subjects
Pay; Payments; NHS trusts; Midwives
Date
8 February 2006
Reference
442 c1314W;442 c1314W; 45843
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the role of supervisors of midwives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the role of supervisors of midwives.
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2006
For answer on
25 January 2006
Answered on
1 February 2006
The role of supervisors of midwives is one of public protection ensuring that the standard of midwifery practice in their locality is maintained, that midwives have the correct equipment and skills to perform their role and that the quality of their practice is monitored. In practice, the role is one of providing professional support for midwives in overcoming professional dilemmas and enabling them to perform their role in an environment conducive to positive outcomes.
Subjects
Managers; Midwives
Date
1 February 2006
Reference
442 c615W;442 c615W; 45733
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwives (a) as a headcount and (b) as full-time equivalents have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwives (a) as a headcount and (b) as full-time equivalents have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years;
Asked by
Rosie Cooper
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
1 February 2006
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Health and social care information centre vacancies survey, NHS three month qualified midwife vacancies for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 month vacancy rate (percentage) | 3 month vacancy (number) | Staff in post (full-time equivalent) | Staff in post (headcount) | |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2000 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 1999 | — | — | 88 | 109 |
| March 2001 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2000 | — | — | 103 | 150 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2002 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2001 | — | — | 94 | 127 |
| March 2003 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2002 | — | — | 90 | 113 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2004 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2003 | — | — | 93 | 116 |
| March 2005 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2004 | — | — | 93 | 116 |
| Notes: Three month vacancy notes: 1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March each specified year. 2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (full-time equivalents). 3. Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. Three month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September each specified year. 5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Staff in post notes: 1 Staff in post data is from the non-medical workforce census September each specified year General notes: 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. Source: Health and social care information centre vacancies survey Health and social care information centre non-medical workforce census. |
Subjects
Staff; Midwives; Vacancies; Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Date
1 February 2006
Reference
45098; 442 c614-6W;442 c614-6W
House
House of Commons
what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust has been in each of the last five years.
what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust has been in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Rosie Cooper
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
1 February 2006
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Health and social care information centre vacancies survey, NHS three month qualified midwife vacancies for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 month vacancy rate (percentage) | 3 month vacancy (number) | Staff in post (full-time equivalent) | Staff in post (headcount) | |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2000 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 1999 | — | — | 88 | 109 |
| March 2001 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2000 | — | — | 103 | 150 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2002 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2001 | — | — | 94 | 127 |
| March 2003 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2002 | — | — | 90 | 113 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY | ||||
| March 2004 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2003 | — | — | 93 | 116 |
| March 2005 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2004 | — | — | 93 | 116 |
| Notes: Three month vacancy notes: 1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March each specified year. 2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (full-time equivalents). 3. Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. Three month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September each specified year. 5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Staff in post notes: 1 Staff in post data is from the non-medical workforce census September each specified year General notes: 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. Source: Health and social care information centre vacancies survey Health and social care information centre non-medical workforce census. |
Subjects
Staff; Midwives; Vacancies; Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
Date
1 February 2006
Reference
45099; 442 c614-6W;442 c614-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total number of midwives working in the NHS has been in each year since 1997, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent; and what the total number of midwives working in the NHS was in each year since 1997...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total number of midwives working in the NHS has been in each year since 1997, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent; and what the total number of midwives working in the NHS was in each year since 1997...
Asked by
Lord Lansley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 2006
For answer on
16 January 2006
Answered on
31 January 2006
The total number of midwives working in the national health service since 1997 is shown in the table.
The number of midwives working in the NHS in terms of full-time equivalents per delivery is not collected centrally. The number of students entering midwifery training in 2004–05 was 2,374, approaching 50 per cent. more than in 1996–97.
| Midwives employed in the NHS as at 30 September, 1997 to 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Headcount | Full-time equivalents | |
| 1997 | 22,385 | 18,053 |
| 1998 | 22,841 | 18,168 |
| 1999 | 22,799 | 17,876 |
| 2000 | 22,572 | 17,662 |
| 2001 | 23,075 | 18,048 |
| 2002 | 23,249 | 18,119 |
| 2003 | 23,941 | 18,444 |
| 2004 | 24,844 | 18,854 |
| Source: Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census. |
Subjects
NHS; Staff; Midwives
Date
31 January 2006
Reference
42944; 442 c466-7W;442 c466-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwife-led birth centres there are in England;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwife-led birth centres there are in England;
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
30 January 2006
[holding answer 23 January 2006]: It is a matter for local services to determine how they use their midwifery resources and how far they are able to introduce caseload working in maternity services. Not all midwives are able to undertake this form of working as it requires a great deal of flexibility in terms of their working day. Trusts that have been successful in attracting and retaining their midwifery workforce have in place a variety of care models.
Subjects
Midwives; Maternity services
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
44934; 442 c173W;442 c172W
House
House of Commons
(2) what steps she is taking to promote caseload working in maternity services.
(2) what steps she is taking to promote caseload working in maternity services.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
30 January 2006
[holding answer 23 January 2006]: It is a matter for local services to determine how they use their midwifery resources and how far they are able to introduce caseload working in maternity services. Not all midwives are able to undertake this form of working as it requires a great deal of flexibility in terms of their working day. Trusts that have been successful in attracting and retaining their midwifery workforce have in place a variety of care models.
Subjects
Midwives; Maternity services
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
44935; 442 c173W;442 c172W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives there were in the national health service in England, expressed as (a) a headcount and (b) whole-time equivalents, in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives there were in the national health service in England, expressed as (a) a headcount and (b) whole-time equivalents, in each of the last 10 years.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
30 January 2006
[holding answer 23 January 2006]: The information requested is shown in the table.
| Midwives employed in the national health service as at 30 September each year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Headcount | Full-time equivalent | |
| 1995 | 22,022 | 18,034 |
| 1996 | 22,595 | 18,262 |
| 1997 | 22,385 | 18,053 |
| 1998 | 22,841 | 18,168 |
| 1999 | 22,799 | 17,876 |
| 2000 | 22,572 | 17,662 |
| 2001 | 23,075 | 18,048 |
| 2002 | 23,249 | 18,119 |
| 2003 | 23,941 | 18,444 |
| 2004 | 24,844 | 18,854 |
| Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census |
Subjects
NHS; Staff; Midwives
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
44936; 442 c173W;442 c172-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many three-month vacancies for midwives there are in the national health service in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many three-month vacancies for midwives there are in the national health service in England.
Asked by
John Baron
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
23 January 2006
Answered on
30 January 2006
[holding answer 23 January 2006]: The last survey showed that there were 348 three-month vacancies for midwives in the national health service in England at March 2005. The vacancy rate has fallen from 3.3 per cent. in March 2004 to 1.8 per cent. in March 2005, which is shown in the following table.
| Three-month vacancies and vacancy rates March 1999–05 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy rate (percentage) | Number of vacancies | |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 400 |
| 2000 | 2.8 | 510 |
| 2001 | 2.6 | 470 |
| 2002 | 2.8 | 530 |
| 2003 | 3.1 | 572 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 619 |
| 2005 | 1.8 | 348 |
| Notes: 1. Vacancy rates rounded to one decimal place. 2. Number of vacancies rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Three-month vacancies are posts that have been vacant for three months or more as at 30 March that trusts are actively trying to fill. 4. Three-month vacancy rates are three-month vacancies as a percentage of vacancies plus staff in post. |
Subjects
Midwives; Vacancies
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
44938; 442 c173-4W;442 c173W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery posts are vacant in each acute NHS trust in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwifery posts are vacant in each acute NHS trust in the North West.
Asked by
Helen Jones
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 January 2006
For answer on
24 January 2006
Answered on
30 January 2006
[holding answer 24 January 2006]: Information is not available in the format requested. However, the table shows three month vacancies of qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in the North West by organisation.
| Health and Social Care Information Centre Vacancies Survey March 2005 NHS three month vacancies of qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff in the North West Government office region by organisation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | ||||
| March 2005 | September 2004 | |||
| Staff in post | ||||
| Three month vacancy rate (percentage) | Three month vacancy (number) | Full-time equivalent | Headcount | |
| England | 1.7 | 6,930 | 400,291 | 511,607 |
| North West Government Office Region Total | 0.9 | 601 | 65,566 | 80,785 |
| Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority area Total | 0.7 | 161 | 22,475 | 27,833 |
| Five Borough Partnership NHS Trust | 1.5 | 19 | 1,191 | 1,336 |
| Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.0 | 11 | 1,138 | 1,328 |
| Bebington and West Wirral PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 222 | 334 |
| Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 265 | 363 |
| Cardiothoracic Centre—Liverpool NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 565 | 753 |
| Central Cheshire PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 361 | 636 |
| Central Liverpool PCT | 0.2 | 1 | 545 | 657 |
| Cheshire and Merseyside SHA | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust | 1.7 | 21 | 1,194 | 1,365 |
| Cheshire West PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 171 | 252 |
| Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 125 | 145 |
| Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust | 2.7 | 24 | 867 | 1,056 |
| East Cheshire NHS Trust | 0.1 | 1 | 738 | 1,079 |
| Eastern Cheshire PCT | 1.0 | 2 | 197 | 319 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT | 0.8 | 2 | 186 | 260 |
| Halton PCT | 0.3 | 1 | 205 | 282 |
| Knowsley PCT | 0.4 | 1 | 254 | 324 |
| Liverpool Womens Hospital NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 593 | 730 |
| Mersey Care NHS Trust | 0.1 | 3 | 2,143 | 2,357 |
| Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.2 | 9 | 742 | 918 |
| North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.9 | 10 | 1,203 | 1,454 |
| North Liverpool PCT | 1.0 | 2 | 205 | 283 |
| Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals University NHS Trust | 0.9 | 20 | 2,218 | 2,557 |
| Royal Liverpool Childrens NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 845 | 1,013 |
| South Liverpool PCT | 0.7 | 1 | 136 | 166 |
| South Sefton PCT | 1.6 | 5 | 305 | 377 |
| Southport and Formby PCT | 2.3 | 4 | 168 | 242 |
| Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 1,042 | 1,492 |
| St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.9 | 15 | 1,723 | 2,084 |
| St. Helens PCT | 2.1 | 5 | 236 | 305 |
| Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 254 | 288 |
| Warrington PCT | 0.5 | 1 | 263 | 369 |
| Wirral Hospital NHS Trust | 0.2 | 4 | 2,177 | 2,708 |
| Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority area Total | 0.5 | 94 | 18,601 | 23,141 |
| Blackburn with Darwen PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 235 | 330 |
| Blackpool PCT | 1.1 | 3 | 245 | 337 |
| Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.4 | 28 | 1,970 | 2,460 |
| Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT | 0.4 | 3 | 588 | 725 |
| Calderstones NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 467 | 484 |
| Carlisle and District PCT | 0.3 | 1 | 162 | 255 |
| Chorley and South Ribble PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 371 | 446 |
| Cumbria Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumbria and Lancashire SHA | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 2,554 | 3,038 |
| Eden Valley PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 218 | 338 |
| Fylde PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 164 | 216 |
| Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT | 1.6 | 9 | 528 | 688 |
| Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancashire Care NHS Trust | 1.1 | 20 | 1,865 | 2,302 |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.7 | 14 | 1,822 | 2,233 |
| Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.1 | 2 | 3,087 | 3,586 |
| Morecambe Bay PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 1,328 | 1,712 |
| North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.2 | 2 | 1,536 | 2,001 |
| North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 563 | 661 |
| Preston PCT | 1.2 | 4 | 342 | 478 |
| West Cumbria PCT | 2.1 | 5 | 237 | 376 |
| West Lancashire PCT | 2.6 | 5 | 171 | 256 |
| Wyre PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 149 | 218 |
| Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority area Total | 1.4 | 345 | 24,489 | 29,811 |
| Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 436 | 580 |
| Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.1 | 2 | 1,608 | 1,855 |
| Bolton PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 463 | 596 |
| Bolton Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust | 4.2 | 66 | 1,532 | 1,668 |
| Bury PCT | 7.1 | 20 | 261 | 333 |
| Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.4 | 36 | 2,567 | 2,949 |
| Central Manchester PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 389 | 527 |
| Christie Hospital NHS Trust | 2.4 | 12 | 486 | 599 |
| Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greater Manchester SHA | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| Heywood and Middleton PCT | 1.8 | 2 | 110 | 128 |
| Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust | 0.5 | 4 | 870 | 960 |
| North Manchester PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 193 | 242 |
| Oldham PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 305 | 344 |
| Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.1 | 44 | 3,807 | 4,725 |
| Pennine Care NHS Trust | 5.5 | 76 | 1,306 | 1,475 |
| Rochdale PCT | 0.6 | 1 | 156 | 180 |
| Salford PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 551 | 705 |
| Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust | 0.6 | 10 | 1,656 | 1,987 |
| South Manchester PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 286 | 364 |
| South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust | 2.1 | 36 | 1,659 | 1,924 |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust | 0.9 | 12 | 1,345 | 1,853 |
| Stockport PCT | 0.5 | 2 | 407 | 582 |
| Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust | 0.4 | 4 | 1,065 | 1,353 |
| Tameside and Glossop PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 325 | 455 |
| Trafford Health care NHS Trust | 0.4 | 3 | 799 | 1,081 |
| Trafford North PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 127 | 171 |
| Trafford South PCT | 0.0 | 0 | 126 | 205 |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust | 0.9 | 15 | 1,617 | 1,932 |
| Notes: Three month vacancy: 1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March 2005. 2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (whole-time equivalents). 3. Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post. 4. Three month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September 2004. 5. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place 6. — zero. Staff in post: 1. Staff in post data is from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September 2004. 2. — zero. General: 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the aforementioned data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. 3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts. 4. Strategic health authority figures are based on trusts, and do not necessarily reflect the geographical provision of health care. Sources: 1. Health and Social Care Information Centre Vacancies Survey March 2005. 2. Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census September 2004. |
Subjects
Midwives; Vacancies; North West
Date
30 January 2006
Reference
45176; 442 c178-82W;442 c178-82W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent midwives there are in each maternity unit; and how many vacancies there are in each unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent midwives there are in each maternity unit; and how many vacancies there are in each unit.
Asked by
David Drew
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 January 2006
For answer on
11 January 2006
Answered on
23 January 2006
The Department does not collect information at maternity unit level. Information is collected at trust level, which has been placed in the Library. At September 2005, the rate of vacancies lasting three months or more for midwives has fallen to 1.8 per cent, compared to 3.3 per cent, year earlier and the number of vacancies at 348 was the lowest since before 1999.
Subjects
Staff; Midwives; Maternity services; Vacancies
Date
23 January 2006
Reference
441 c1853W; 41499
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have proceeded to hearing before the Professional Conduct Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the last five years; and how many of such cases led to a removal from the register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have proceeded to hearing before the Professional Conduct Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the last five years; and how many of such cases led to a removal from the register.
Asked by
Baroness Kramer
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 January 2006
For answer on
11 January 2006
Answered on
23 January 2006
This information is not held centrally. Data about complaints referred to the Professional Conduct Committee can be obtained directly from the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Subjects
Complaints; Health visitors; Misconduct; NHS; Nurses; Negligence; Midwives; Registration
Date
23 January 2006
Reference
41107; 441 c1857W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwife-led birthing centres there are in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwife-led birthing centres there are in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
Asked by
Tim Farron
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 January 2006
For answer on
16 January 2006
Answered on
20 January 2006
[holding answer 16 January 2006]: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Subjects
Midwives; Maternity services; Childbirth; Westmorland and Lonsdale
Date
20 January 2006
Reference
441 c1673W; 42386
House
House of Commons
(2) how many midwife-led maternity centres have been in operation in each of the last 10 years;
(2) how many midwife-led maternity centres have been in operation in each of the last 10 years;
Asked by
Barry Sheerman
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 December 2005
For answer on
9 January 2006
Answered on
16 January 2006
It is for primary care trusts and national health service trusts to determine the level of midwife-led maternity care required locally. A survey of patients conducted on behalf of the Department¹ asking for a preference as to where the next delivery would take place found 20.4 per cent. wanted to give birth in a midwife-led unit.Under the maternity standard of the national service framework for children, young people and maternity services, published in September 2004, NHS maternity care providers and primary care trusts (PCTs) are required to ensure that the range of antenatal, birth and post-birth care services available locally constitutes real choice for women.Information on the number of midwife-led maternity centres that have been in operation or shut in each of the last 10 years is not collected centrally.It is for local PCTs and NHS trusts to assess the impact reconfiguring maternity services will have on mothers to be.Information on the proportion of births that took place in midwife-led maternity centres is not collected centrally."¹““Different models of maternity care: an evaluation of the roles of primary health care workers””, Hewison J, Renfrew M J, Gregson B, Young G, Braunholtz D, Dowswell T, Hirst J, Ross-McGill H. 2003"
Subjects
Midwives; Maternity services; Standards
Date
16 January 2006
Reference
39634; 441 c1066W
House
House of Commons