Statistics Norway

Spesialized health services. Somatic care

3   [Number of calculated man-years1 in general hospitals, health region2 and by category of personnel. 2002
Category of personnel The whole country Helseregion Øst Helseregion Sør Helseregion Vest Helseregion Midt-Norge Helseregion Nord Private hospitals3
Man-years, total 61 239 19 323 14 853 11 280 8 466 6 618  700
Physicians 7 291 2 456 1 747 1 314  981  721 73
Nurses 22 259 6 748 5 301 4 138 3 357 2 416  300
Auxiliary nursing personnel 5 097 1 634 1 226  948  641  630 18
Other personel in clientdirected services 4  955  299  240 87  133  171 24
Midwives 1 192  393  237  267  168  127 0
Physiotherapists  981  337  237  167  142 83 16
Medical laboratory technicians 3 320 1 071  837  567  466  361 19
Radiographers 1 376  401  387  264  140  174 11
Occupational therapists  299  110 66 37 43 37 5
Professional health workers for mentally retarded 25 4 5 5 6 5 0
Social workers 5  196 68 52 24 32 19 2
Psychologists  150 47 42 23 25 11 4
Personnel in administration and office 9 357 3 031 2 551 1 451 1 261  957  106
Personnel in service, technical and/or operating functions 8 740 2 726 1 926 1 988 1 071  907  122
1  Man-years are the sum of full-time employed and part-time employed (calculated in to full-time employed) by the end of the year.
2  Contracted private hospitals are included.
3  Private hospitals that are not a part of public health plans are included from 1995.
4  From 2000 private institutions for rehabilitation are included.
5  College-trained.

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