HC Deb 20 July 1978 vol 954 cc411-2W
Mr. Alexander Fletcher

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many administrative and medical staff are employed in the National Health Service in Scotland.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Expressed as whole time equivalents, there were at 30th September 1977 (the date of the latest available figures) 2,800 administrative and 5,383 medical staff employed in the National Health Service in Scotland.