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Fewer beds - more physicians
At the end of 2007, the number of beds in general hospitals was almost 13 600, a decrease of 300 compared to 2006. In the same period, total man-years remained stable around 65 400, but physician man-years increased by 2.7 per cent.
The number of discharges after stays in general hospitals was 811 000, a decrease of 1.6 per cent. More than 3 700 000 outpatient consultations and 568 000 day cases were carried out, an increase of 5.2 and 4.4 per cent.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Beds5 | 13 944 | 13 945 | 14 161 | 14 208 | 14 228 | 13 995 | 13 868 | 13 553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discharges6 | 694 703 | 724 635 | 741 581 | 783 529 | 796 493 | 809 970 | 824 441 | 811 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bed-days in 1 000 | 4 164 | 4 205 | 4 203 | 4 205 | 4 128 | 4 139 | 4 146 | 4 024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Out-patient consultations in 1 0003 | 3 591 | 3 582 | 3 080 | 3 315 | 3 362 | 3 451 | 3 545 | 3 730 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day-cases in 1 0004 | 358 | 419 | 459 | 505 | 544 | 568 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, total | 58 522 | 59 406 | 61 239 | 63 155 | 63 498 | 64 186 | 65 140 | 65 382 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, physicians | 7 073 | 7 242 | 7 291 | 7 592 | 7 922 | 8 199 | 8 412 | 8 640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, nurses and midwives | 22 343 | 22 518 | 23 451 | 24 157 | 24 543 | 24 515 | 25 251 | 25 560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, college-educated personnel2 | 5 615 | 5 867 | 5 976 | 6 328 | 6 384 | 6 317 | 6 486 | 6 667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, auxiliary nursing personnel | 5 216 | 5 075 | 5 097 | 5 115 | 4 819 | 4 629 | 4 567 | 4 261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, other occupational therapists | 772 | 854 | 955 | 1 422 | 1 788 | 1 886 | 1 843 | 1 806 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Man-years1, administration and service | 17 170 | 17 507 | 18 097 | 18 097 | 17 638 | 18 222 | 18 158 | 18 028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Physiotherapists, medical laboratory technicians, radiographers and occupational therapists are included. |
| 3 |
From 2002, data from Norwegian Patient Register (NPR) is used. In addtion Statistics Norway gathered information on
out-patient consultations in private hospitals for 2002 and 2003, 34 679 and 93 127 consultations, respectively. |
| 4 | Day-cases were incuded in out-patient consultations until 2002. |
| 5 | Beds for inpatient stays. |
| 6 | Cf. inpatient stays in the patient statistics. |
See also: Specialist health service, 2007
See also: Patient statistics, 2007
Tables:
- Table 1 Man-years in general hospitals and institutions, by category of personnel. 2002-2007
- Table 2 Man-years in general hospitals, by category of personnel. 2002-2007
- Table 3 Man-years in general hospitals, by category of personnel, health region and private hospitals. 2007
- Table 4 Number of out-patient consultations at general hospitals, by health region. 2007
- Table 5 Beds in general hospitals and other institutions, by health region. 2002-2007
The statistics is published with Specialist health service.
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