asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the number of hospital consultants, junior hospital doctors, other doctors, nurses and ancillary staff employed in institutional care, distinguishing between general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and special hospitals, in each of the years 1970, 1975, and the most recent years available.
Written Answers. - Institutional Care Staff.
563.
The information requested is not available for 1970.
The following tabular statement sets out the other information requested. Separate figures are not available for general and special hospitals.
|
1975 |
1984 |
|||
|
Psychiatric Hospital |
Other Hospitals |
Psychiatric Hospital |
Other Hospitals |
|
|
Consultants |
154 |
699 |
187 |
849 |
|
Junior Hospital Doctors |
184 |
1,030 |
216 |
1,609 |
|
General Trained Nurses |
— |
13,178* |
— |
16,219 |
|
Psychiatric Nurses |
5,478* |
— |
6,157 |
— |
*1974 Census
Figures do not include staff employed in homes for the mentally handicapped.