§ 18. Sir H. Williamsasked the Minister of Health the number of administrative and clerical staff of hospitals on the earliest date after nationalisation on which the information was recorded.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe number for England and Wales was 20,933 on 31st December, 1948, but this total is incomplete since certain of the administrative and clerical work of the Hospital Service was at that date still being carried out by local authorities on behalf of hospital boards and committees.
§ 20. Sir H. Williamsasked the Minister of Health the number of man/woman days lost by sickness by the staffs of the nationalised hospitals during the last 12 months for which the statistics are available.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI regret that the information is not available.
§ Sir H. WilliamsDoes not my right hon. Friend think it would be a good idea to find out whether there has been an increase in sickness among hospital staffs since nationalisation?
§ Mr. MacleodI am very ready to take a dip check, but I am not anxious to add to the paper burden on the hospitals.