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Acute Trust based
- This table shows information on numbers of staff in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA. All numbers are shown on a headcount basis, not a full time equivalent basis and are derived from the annual workforce census taken in September each year. Figures prior to September 2001 have been converted to match current SHA boundaries.
- The first column shows the number of consultants in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given. The annual September census data for consultants are supplemented by mini-workforce censuses taken each quarter. The figures include Directors of Public Health, hospital medical consultants, public health medicine, community health service consultants, consultants in dental public health medicine, hospital dental consultants and dental community health service consultants
- The second column shows the number of doctors in training in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given. The figures include specialist registrars, senior registrars, registrars, senior house officers, house officers.
- The third column shows the number of HCHS qualified nurses in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given. (HCHS stands for hospital, public health medicine and community health service). The figures include midwifery and health visiting staff, nurse consultants, nurse managers and bank nurses.
- The fourth column shows the number of qualified midwives in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given, and is a subset of the previous column.
- The fifth column shows the number of qualified scientific, therapeutic and Technical staff in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given. The figures include Allied Health Professionals (chiropodists/podiatrists, dieticians, occupational therapists, orthoptists, physiotherapists, radiographers, and art/music/drama therapists) and other qualified Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical staff (clinical psychologists, medical physicists, pharmacists, pathologists, and speech and language therapists).
- The sixth and final column shows the number of health care assistants (HCAs) in Acute Trusts located within the boundaries of this SHA from the workforce census of the month given. The figures include all nursing assistants / auxiliaries; all HCAs and support workers in areas other than central functions - hotel, property, estates, and ambulance services; all scientific, therapeutic and technical (including healthcare scientists) helpers / assistants.
- The 2003 – 2006 Priorities and Planning Framework included the following national objectives:
- By 2004 there will be (compared to 1999):
- 7,500 more consultants
- 1,000 more specialist registrars
- 20,000 more nurses
- 6,500 more therapists and other health professionals
- By 2005 there will be (compared to 2000):
- 10,000 more doctors (consultants and GPs combined)
- 20,000 more nurses
- By 2008 there will be (compared to 2001):
- 15,000 more doctors (consultants and GPs combined)
- 35,000 more nurses, midwives and health visitors
- 30,000 more therapists and scientists