§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the approximate number of clerical staff 277W employed in the National Health service in 1959 and in the latest year for which figures are available; and what was the number of hospital beds occupied per day in each of those years.
§ Mr. Meacher1974 is the latest year for which figures are available. The information requested is as below:
ENGLAND 1959 1974 Clerical staff employed in the National Health Service 16,049 31,758 Hospital beds occupied per day 389,436 321,855 Discharges from NHS hospitals 3,782,731 5,171,706 NOTES:
1. Clerical staff include higher clerical officers and clerical officers but exclude secretaries and typists. Staff figures are in whole-time equivalents.
2. Figures exclude clerical staff employed on family practitioner services, Prescription Pricing Authority, Dental Estimates Board, primary health care and their counterparts prior to the reorganisation of the National Health Service on 1st April 1974.