§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the figures for the number of employees in 811W the National Health Service for Scotland, dividing the employees into qualified medical personnel, nurses, ancillary hospital staff and administration personnel, stating the figures on 30th September 1974 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Harry EwingThe numbers of employees in the National Health Service at 30th September 1974 and 30th September 1977, analysed by staff group, were, as follows:
September September 1974 1977 Medical and dental 5,240 5,681 Nurses and midwives 48,288 53,076 Professional and technical 6,218 8,030 Works and maintenance 2,875 3,239 Administrative and Clerical 10,493 12,580 Ambulance staff 1,499 1,753 Ancillary 26,032 27,059 Total 100,645 111,418 Notes:
1 Figures are whole-time equivalents.
2 Independent practitioners—mainly general medical and general dental practitioners—are not included.
3 The figures for ambulance staff include all categories of staff in the Scottish Ambulance Service.