Statistics Norway

Spesialist health service, general care

1 Man-years1 in general hospitals and institutions2, by category of personnel. 2002-2007
Category of personnel 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Man-years, total 63 773 65 747 66 070 66 492 67 426 67 635
Physicians 7 371 7 676 8 006 8 283 8 498 8 729
Nurses 22 641 23 439 23 807 23 712 24 361 24 614
Auxiliary nursing personnel 5 378 5 413 5 086 4 841 4 773 4 442
Other personel in clientdirected services 1 245 1 704 2 036 2 138 2 088 2 027
Midwives 1 225 1 211 1 218 1 221 1 298 1 350
Physiotherapists 1 281 1 391 1 417 1 458 1 461 1 514
Medical laboratory technicians 3 326 3 438 3 407 3 342 3 408 3 460
Radiographers 1 387 1 500 1 581 1 466 1 573 1 666
Occupational therapists  352  385  398  418  425  436
Professional health workers for mentally retarded  157  158  153  139  144  152
Social workers3  226  268  223  204  221  209
Psychologists  190  200  200  212  210  199
Other personnel 18 993 18 965 18 538 19 059 18 964 18 837
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. Overtime is not included.
2  Cottage hospitals and maternity homes, institutions within rehabilitation.
3  College-educated.

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