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Female dominance in specialist health
The specialist health service had a total cost of NOK 95 billion in 2008. The total costs increased by 7 per cent from 2007. The number of beds and day cases fell. Personnel in the specialist health service are dominated by women.
Total costs in the specialist health service reached NOK 95 billion in 2008; NOK 19 700 per inhabitant. The costs increased by 7 per cent from the previous year. The increase is lower than from 2006 to 2007. Two thirds of the costs in the specialist health service are generated by general hospitals, psychiatric health care counts for 17 per cent, while 3 per cent of the costs are substance abuse treatment.
Wages are the dominant cost component in the specialist health service, with 64 per cent of the total. Medicines and other medical consumption goods account for 9 per cent of the costs.
2000 | 2001 | 12002 | 20032 | 20042 | 2005 | 22006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Expenditure, specialist health care, inclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 75 342 | 81 246 | 88 625 | 94 667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, specialist health care, exclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 42 160 | 47 992 | 56 503 | 61 110 | 65 894 | 70 231 | 75 717 | 83 090 | 89 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, general hospitals, inclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 54 692 | 58 661 | 63 869 | 67 847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, general hospitals, exclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 33 954 | 38 813 | 43 796 | 47 100 | 48 324 | 50 627 | 54 365 | 59 520 | 63 565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, psychiatric health care for adults, inclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 11 314 | 11 924 | 13 238 | 14 180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, psychiatric health care for adults, exclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 7 075 | 7 895 | 8 310 | 9 437 | 9 631 | 10 602 | 11 117 | 12 454 | 13 479 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, psychiatric health care for children and adolescents, inclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 2 124 | 2 407 | 2 636 | 2 875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, psychiatric health care for children and adolescents, exclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 1 059 | 1 240 | 1 579 | 1 705 | 1 851 | 2 007 | 2 268 | 2 484 | 2 723 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, health care and treatment of substance abuse, inclusive depreciation. Million NOK | 2 132 | 2 320 | 2 577 | 3 021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure, health care and treatment of substance abuse, exclusive depreciation. Million NOK | .. | .. | 121 | 122 | 1 774 | 2 049 | 2 223 | 2 484 | 2 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, specialist health care, inclusive depreciation. NOK | 16 200 | 17 400 | 18 700 | 19 700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, specialist health care, exclusive depreciation. NOK | - | - | 12 500 | 13 400 | 14 300 | 15 100 | 16 200 | 17 500 | 18 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, general hospitals, inclusive depreciation. NOK | 11 800 | 12 500 | 13 500 | 14 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, general hospitals, exclusive depreciation. NOK | 7 600 | 8 600 | 9 700 | 10 300 | 10 500 | 10 900 | 11 600 | 12 600 | 13 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant 18 years and over, psychiatric health care for adults, inclusive depreciation. NOK | 3 200 | 3 300 | 3 600 | 3 800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant 18 years and over, psychiatric health care for adults, exclusive depreciation. NOK | 2 100 | 2 300 | 2 400 | 2 700 | 2 700 | 3 000 | 3 100 | 3 400 | 3 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant 0-17 years, psychiatrichealth care for children and adolescents, inclusive depreciation. NOK | 1 900 | 2 200 | 2 400 | 2 600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant 0-17 years, psychiatrichealth care for children and adolescents, exclusive depreciation. NOK | 1 000 | 1 200 | 1 500 | 1 600 | 1 700 | 1 800 | 2 100 | 2 300 | 2 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, health care and treatment of substance abuse, inclusive depreciation. NOK | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenditure per inhabitant, health care and treatment of substance abuse, exclusive depreciation. NOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | From 2002, gross current expenses incl. ambulances, health care and treatment of substance abusers and administration in the regional enterprices. Previously, these expenses were incl. in the counties' health administrations. |
2 | The figures from 2003 were corrected June 27.th 2005. |
The number of out-patient consultations continues to increase, the number of day cases continues to fall and the number of discharges varies.
Seventy per cent of all beds in the specialist health service belong to general hospitals, 22 per cent belong to psychiatric health care, while substance abuse treatment accounts for 8 per cent.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beds | 22 533 | 22 544 | 22 662 | 22 774 | 24 086 | 23 861 | 23 427 | 22 906 | 22 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discharges | 764 546 | 801 939 | 820 660 | 869 320 | 1 885 605 | 912 694 | 924 255 | 910 116 | 923 017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bed-days in 1 000 | 6 825 | 6 929 | 6 918 | 6 920 | 7 220 | 7 286 | 7 127 | 6 877 | 6 719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Out-patient consultations in 1 0002 | 4 347 | 4 386 | 3 993 | 4 378 | 4 568 | 4 848 | 5 101 | 5 390 | 5 789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day-cases in 1 000 | 470 | 613 | 584 | 623 | 3 648 | 679 | 693 | 687 | 636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | For institutions within substance abuse treatment the number of discharges is not available for 2004. |
2 | Data from Norwegian Patient Register (NPR) is the main source for this information. I addtion Statistics Norway gathered information on out-patient consultations in private hospitals for 2002 and 2003, 34 679 and 93 127 consultations respectively. This information was not included in the figures for 2004. |
3 | For substance abuse institutions the number of day-cases are not available for 2004. |
Women represent 75 per cent of personnel
The 2008 figures on personnel in the specialist health service have been compiled from administrative registers for the first time. This represents a break in the time series. The figures show that nurses are the dominant group of personnel in the specialist health service, with approximately one third of the total man-years. Medical doctors account for 12 per cent, and the corresponding figure for personnel with no health education is 25 per cent.
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Man-years, total | 80 297 | 82 929 | 85 442 | 87 897 | 91 364 | 92 700 | 94 923 | 95 793 | 94 785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, physicians | 9 001 | 9 279 | 9 300 | 9 690 | 10 189 | 10 515 | 10 854 | 11 144 | 11 355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, psychologists | 1 758 | 1 811 | 2 002 | 2 134 | 2 388 | 2 548 | 2 738 | 2 878 | 2 838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, nurses and midwives | 27 472 | 27 932 | 29 019 | 30 115 | 31 114 | 31 387 | 32 219 | 32 780 | 32 317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, auxiliary nursing personnel | 8 396 | 8 291 | 8 225 | 8 142 | 7 821 | 7 513 | 7 281 | 6 884 | 6 624 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, other occupational therapists | 12 615 | 14 164 | 14 896 | 15 842 | 18 073 | 18 361 | 19 196 | 19 360 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, adminstration and service | 20 887 | 21 452 | 21 999 | 21 974 | 21 780 | 22 347 | 22 636 | 22 748 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other personnel with health education on a high school level | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other personnel with health education on a university or college level | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personnel with no health education | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The number of man-years in the specialist health service shows that contracted man-years are dominated by women. Auxiliary nurses show the greatest female dominance, where 90 per cent of the contracted man-years are women. Medical doctors are the only educational group in which women do not dominate. The difference between men and women is less among the younger employees.
Total | Men | Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16-39 years | 40-54 years | 55-66 years | 16-39 years | 40-54 years | 55-66 years | 16-39 years | 40-54 years | 55-66 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, total | 35 903 | 38 628 | 16 025 | 10 161 | 9 729 | 4 051 | 25 742 | 28 902 | 11 973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, physicians | 4 647 | 3 752 | 1 847 | 2 291 | 2 191 | 1 508 | 2 356 | 1 560 | 339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, psychologists | 1 192 | 857 | 315 | 366 | 288 | 156 | 826 | 569 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, nurses and midwives | 13 101 | 14 089 | 4 235 | 1 949 | 1 731 | 331 | 11 152 | 12 358 | 3 903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man-years, auxiliary nursing personnel | 887 | 3 060 | 2 253 | 126 | 374 | 146 | 761 | 2 687 | 2 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other personnel with health education on a high school level | 8 066 | 9 546 | 4 840 | 3 383 | 3 391 | 1 448 | 4 683 | 6 156 | 3 392 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other personnel with health education on a university or college level | 2 278 | 2 552 | 662 | 784 | 763 | 120 | 1 493 | 1 791 | 544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personnel with no health education | 5 732 | 4 771 | 1 872 | 1 260 | 990 | 345 | 4 470 | 3 782 | 1 528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fifteen per cent of the input of man-years relate to persons with a foreign country of origin. Two thirds of foreign-related man-years represent persons with a European country of origin. Twenty-three per cent of the man-years for medical doctors and 28 per cent of the man-years for nurses have a foreign country of origin.
Man-years - new source of dataFrom the statistical year 2008, the official figures on man-years have been compiled from administrative registers. The statistics are based on a compilation of several different administrative registers. 1) In the statistics on substance abuse treatment, administrative registers have been the data source since 2004. 2) Register-based statistics on personnel in the specialist health service include all local area units in the health enterprises and the regional health enterprises, private sector with or without an operating agreement with the health enterprises. 3) Man-years in the specialist health service that are co-organised with the municipal health service are not included. 4) For more information on the data source, selection, collection and definitions please see “ About the statistics ”, specifically chapters 3 and 4.1. |
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