§ 16. Lady Tweedsmuirasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what increase there has been in the number of persons employed in the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, since 5th July, 1948; and in which departments.
§ Mr. WoodburnThere has been a net increase of 64. With permission, I shall circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Lady TweedsmuirCan the right hon. Gentleman indicate whether this increase is on the administrative side, and, if so, whether he is satisfied that the extra people employed are, in fact, fully occupied and necessary?
§ Mr. WoodburnThere are only about six of them on administrative work. Over half of them are nurses, and the rest are in various sections of the medical staff.
§ Following is the information:
| Department of Hospital | Staff at 30th June, 1948 | Staff at 30th April, 1949 |
| Medical | 72 | 67* |
| Nursing | 320 | 353 |
| Domestic | 212 | 230 |
| Technical (X-ray, laboratory, physiotherapy, etc. | 28 | 37 |
| Administration | 41 | 47 |
| 673 | 734 | |
| Specialist† | 31 | 34 |
| Totals | 704 | 768 |
| * Excluding vacancies. | ||
| † Honorary and consultant staffs in June, 1948, now regional appointments based on the hospital. |