Statistics Norway

Spesialized health services. Somatic care

2   Man-years1 in general hospitals, by category of personnel. 2002-2006
Category of personnel 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Man-years, total 61 239 63 155 63 498 64 186 65 140
Physicians 7 291 7 592 7 922 8 199 8 412
Nurses 22 259 22 970 23 344 23 310 23 968
Auxiliary nursing personnel 5 097 5 115 4 819 4 629 4 567
Other personnel in clientdirected services  955 1 422 1 788 1 886 1 843
Midwives 1 192 1 187 1 198 1 205 1 283
Physiotherapists  981 1 079 1 072 1 157 1 160
Medical laboratory technicians 3 320 3 430 3 399 3 335 3 398
Radiographers 1 376 1 487 1 569 1 454 1 562
Occupational therapists  299  332  344  371  366
Professional health workers for mentally retarded 25 46 47 47 47
Social workers2  196  237  191  179  189
Psychologists  150  162  166  193  189
Other personnel 18 097 18 097 17 638 18 222 18 158
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  College-educated.

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