Statistics Norway

Spesialized health services. Somatic care

3   Man-years1 in general hospitals, health region2 and by category of personnel. 2003
Category of personnel The whole country Helseregion Øst Helseregion Sør Helseregion Vest Helseregion Midt-Norge Helseregion Nord Private hospitals
Man-years, total 63 155 19 102 15 260 11 893 8 724 7 464  712
Physicians 7 592 2 435 1 806 1 396 1 024  838 93
Nurses 22 970 6 819 5 489 4 293 3 531 2 559  279
Auxiliary nursing personnel 5 115 1 602 1 227  968  646  649 23
Other personnel in clientdirected services 1 422  329  276  106  210  455 46
Midwives 1 187  373  231  270  172  139 1
Physiotherapists 1 079  347  260  191  151  113 17
Medical laboratory technicians 3 430 1 048  872  620  480  393 17
Radiographers 1 487  412  440  283  183  164 5
Occupational therapists  332  117 79 33 48 49 5
Professional health workers for mentally retarded 46 7 18 3 12 7 0
Social workers3  237 68 50 28 23 66 2
Psychologists  162 51 42 19 21 25 4
Personnel in administration and office 10 061 3 119 2 672 1 693 1 258 1 206  112
Personnel in service, technical and/or operating functions 8 036 2 374 1 797 1 990  964  802  109
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  College-trained.

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