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What training midwives, health visitors and general practitioners receive to enable them to alert parents who smoke to the risk of environmental tobacco smoke to their infant. [HL 4921].

Asked by

Earl of Listowel (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

HL 4921; 666 c218WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trainee midwives there are in the NHS. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 2004

Reference

195902; 426 c653W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the vacancy rate is for midwives for each hospital trust. - Information placed in Library (Dep 04/1756). (Holding answer 1 November 2004).

Asked by

Charles Hendry (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2004

Reference

195272; 426 c174W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent (a) doctors and consultants and (b) nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff there were at (i) Southend and (ii) Basildon hospitals in each year since 1996. - Inc table.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 October 2004

For answer on

18 October 2004

Answered on

18 October 2004

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent (a) doctors and consultants and (b) nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff there were at (i) Southend and (ii) Basildon hospitals in each year since 1996. [190970] Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is collected by national health service trust. Figures for Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Southend Hospitals NHS Trust are shown in the table. All doctors, consultants and nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff within Essex strategic health authority (SHA) and selected organisations Whole-time equivalents (WTEs) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. September June 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 All Doctors1 Essex SHA total 1,979 2,115 2,143 2,202 2,160 2,162 2,318 2,395 2-- Basildon and Thurrock 188 203 209 216 199 224 237 251 2-- University Hospital NHS Trust Southend Healthcare NHS 228 251 262 267 219 270 279 305 2-- Trust Consultants Essex SHA total 412 453 463 471 484 499 559 582 632 Basildon and Thurrock 63 64 65 60 57 75 89 93 101 University Hospital NHS Trust Southend Hospital NHS 80 89 87 90 99 95 104 111 116 Trust Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff Essex SHA total 5,828 6,010 5,937 6,018 6,096 6,326 6,767 6,858 2-- Basildon and Thurrock 655 678 610 626 599 646 831 834 2-- University Hospital NHS Trust Southend Hospital NHS 701 711 711 751 824 793 887 931 2-- Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures calculated using hospital and community health services (HCHS) medical and dental data and general practitioners data. 2 Denotes not available. This is due to data being taken from the medical and dental mini census which collected consultants only. Notes: 1. General practitioners include general medical service (GMS) practitioners (excluding retainers), personal medical service (PMS) practitioners and GPs. 2. Registrars WTE data has been estimated using the results from the 1992-93 general medical practitioner workload survey; full time equals 1.00 wte; three quarter time equals 0.69 wte; job share equals 0.65 wte; half time equals 0.60 wte. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole-number. Sources: Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics, data as at 30 September 2000-03 and 1 October previous years. Department of Health medical and dental workforce census, data as at 30 September each year, except 2004 which is at 30 June. Department of Health non-medical workforce census, data as at 30 September each year.

Date

18 October 2004

Reference

190970; 425 c493-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will develop and implement the NHS Community Midwifery Model; what his policy is on offering continuing care from a single midwife for each pregnant woman throughout the course of the pregnancy, labour and post-natal care.

Asked by

Tony Colman (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2004

Reference

425 c355W; 190238;190237

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps is he taking (a) to maintain the number of midwives and (b) to maintain the number of those available (i) for homebirths, (ii) to fill existing vacancies and (iii) to cover those unable to attend work. - Including figures.

Asked by

Helen Clark (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c145-6W; 187558

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list, for each NHS organisation providing maternity services, the latest available figures for (a) vacancies for midwifery grades (i) in numerical terms and (ii) expressed as a percentage of total number of posts at those grades and (b) numbers...

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c146W; 188905

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many pre-registration training places there were for nurses and midwives in England in each year since 1980 for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 September 2004

For answer on

4 October 2004

Answered on

4 October 2004

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pre-registration training places there were for nurses and midwives in England in each year since 1980 for which figures are available. [187878] Mr. Hutton: Information on the number of pre- registration training places for nurses and midwives in each year since 1992-2003, the first available year, is shown in the table. Pre-registration nursing and midwifery training commissions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1992-93 16,338 1993-94 14,197 1994-95 12,480 1995-96 13,381 1996-97 14,984 1997-98 16,539 1998-99 17,689 1999-2000 18,707 2000-01 20,021 2001-02 21,770 2002-03 22,956 2003-04 24,284 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1993W;424 c1991W; 187878

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS will provide (a) a midwife and (b) medical attendance at a home birth.

Asked by

Helen Clark (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1471W;424 c1469W; 186114

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which health trusts have expressed an interest in developing midwife-led maternity facilities.

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1485W;424 c1483W; 187768

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) managers, (d) administrators and (e) midwives were employed by the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last seven years. - Inc tables.

Asked by

David Ruffley (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 July 2004

For answer on

8 September 2004

Answered on

8 September 2004

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) managers, (d) administrators and (e) midwives were employed by the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust in each of the last seven years. [187201] Dr. Ladyman: The numbers of doctors, nurses, managers, administrators and midwives employed by West Suffolk Hospitals National Health Service Trust in each of the last seven years are shown in the following tables. Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): medical and dental staff, and non-medical within West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Number (headcount) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As at 30 September each year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Medical and dental staff 173 183 177 206 208 215 240 Non-medical staff 1,911 1,812 2,060 2,104 2,271 2,381 2,833 Of which: Professionally qualified 906 846 963 993 1,103 1,175 1,343 clinical staff Qualified nurses 688 612 719 728 832 860 1,001 Of which: midwives 14 12 10 9 8 91 96 Qualified scientific, 218 234 244 265 271 315 342 technical and therapeutic (ST&T) Support to clinical staff 685 666 790 765 802 834 965 Support to doctors and 630 612 735 714 737 770 888 nurses Support to ST&T 55 54 55 51 65 64 77 NHS infrastructure support 320 300 307 346 366 372 525 Central functions 78 87 95 99 114 112 112 Hotel property and estate 196 177 178 213 217 220 368 staff Managers and senior 46 36 34 34 35 40 45 managers _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sources: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census. Department of Health non-medical workforce census. NHS hospital and community health services: Total Qualified Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staff and Managers and Support staff employed by the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust in each specified year Headcount _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total 1,911 1,812 2,060 2,104 2,271 2,381 2,833 Professionally qualified 906 846 963 993 1,103 1,175 1,343 clinical staff total Qualified nurses 688 612 719 728 832 860 1,001 Of which: Midwives1 14 12 10 9 8 91 96 Qualified ST&T 218 234 244 265 271 315 342 Support to clinical staff 685 666 790 765 802 834 965 Total Support to doctors and 630 612 735 714 737 770 888 nurses Support to ST&T 55 54 55 51 65 64 77 NHS infrastructure support 320 300 307 346 366 372 525 Total Central functions 78 87 95 99 114 112 112 Hotel property and estate 196 177 178 213 217 220 368 staff2 Managers and senior 46 36 34 34 35 40 45 managers _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Prior to the September 2002 census, midwives had previously been miscoded. Therefore, figures for 2002 and 2003 cannot be directly compared to earlier years. 2 Between the 2002 and 2003 censuses some domestic services staff were transferred from external bodies to the direct employment of the Trust. Source: Department of Health non-medical workforce census.

Date

8 September 2004

Reference

424 c1277-8W;424 c1285-6W; 187201

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

How many midwives, expressed by way of (a) a headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent, were employed in the National Health Service in England, broken down by National Health Service Trust, in (i) 1997; and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. - Inf requested has been placed...

Asked by

Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

HL 3846; 664 c140WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives are registered in the West Midlands. - No figures held centrally.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c1082W; 187300

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what actions his Department has taken to encourage a return to NHS practice by those who had previously worked in the NHS as midwives; how many such individuals have returned to practice in each year since 1992; what targets have been set...

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c911W; 185964

House

House of Commons

European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions and Accession of New Member States) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1947 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 18 August 2004.

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

28 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1947

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures he proposes to take in response to the Independent Midwives Association's proposed model for midwifery, The NHS Community Midwifery Model.

Asked by

Andrew Hunter (Independent Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c633-4W;424 c635W; 182978

House

House of Commons

Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) (No 2) Order 2004

SI 2004/1860 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 11 August 2004.

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1860

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004

SI 2004/1771 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2004.

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

9 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1771

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (Legal Assessors) Order of Council 2004

SI 2004/1763 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2004.

Department

Privy Council

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

9 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1763

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004

SI 2004/1764 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 August 2004.

Department

Privy Council

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

9 July 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1764

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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