§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the average annual numbers of ancillary staff employed in the National Health Service for each year since 1972.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe numbers of ancillary staff, together with the whole-time equivalents, employed in the National Health Service in England at 30 September in each year were as follows:
As a result of the NHS reorganisation on 1 April 1974 the figures for 1972 and 1973 are not strictly comparable with those for subsequent years.
Number Whole-time Equivalent (thousands) (thousands) 1972 200.9 167.8 1973 200.3 165.1 1974 202.4 163.4 1975 208.6 167.8 1976 216.7 173.6 1977 217.3 172.8 1978 219.1 172.2 1979 219.4 171.9 1980 220.6 172.0 1981 221.4 172.2