Eric J. Byrne
Ceist:196 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses per thousand population on a county by county basis in the most recent year for which figures are available. [1775/97]
Written Answers. - Public Health Nurses' Statistics.
Limerick East): The Department of Health annual personnel census records the number of public health nurses (PHNs) employed by each health board. Since the work of PHNs often crosses county borders, it is not relevant to present these statistics on a county by county basis. Wholetime equivalent figures for 1995 for each health board per 1,000 population are set out in the following table.
Public Health Nurses: Wholetime Equivalent Numbers per 1,000 Population by Health Board, 1995
|
Health Board |
Wholetime Equivalent Numbers per 1,000 Population |
|
Eastern |
0.34 |
|
Midland |
0.51 |
|
Mid-Western |
0.39 |
|
North-Eastern |
0.43 |
|
North-Western |
0.50 |
|
South-Eastern |
0.40 |
|
Southern |
0.32 |
|
Western |
0.49 |
|
Total |
0.39 |
Source: Department of Health Personnel Census. CSO, Census of Population, 1996 — preliminary figures.