§ Mr. Dunlopasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are presently employed in the administration of the NHS; and what have been the comparable figures over the last 10 years.
§ Mr. CarterThe information is as follows:
1967 … … 1,797 (8.1) 1968 … … 1,811 (8.1) 1969 … … 1,962 (8.4) 1970 … … 2,099 (8.8) 1971 … … 2,105 (8.9) 1972 … … 2,234 (8.5) 1973 … … 2,436 (8.8) Re-organisation on 1st October 1973 1974 … … 3,824 (8.4) 1975 … … 4,411 (8.7) 1976 … … 4,630 (8.9) 1977 … … 4,762 (8.8) The figures, which are not stated in terms of whole-time equivalents, relate to full-time and part-time administrative and clerical staff employed in the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland. The figures for staff prior to 1st October 1973 relate only to those employed by the Northern Ireland Hospitals Authority and the Northern Ireland General Health Services Board as comparable staffing statistics are not available for former local authority health and welfare services staff, who were assimilated into the integrated service on reorganisation. The figures in brackets represent the administrative and clerical staff as a percentage of the total of all categories of staff employed in the services.