§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether there are specific limitations in force over administrative manpower in the National Health Service.
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§ Mr. John PattenNo. We have asked health authorities to examine critically the level of administrative and clerical staff and as a result we expect reductions to be made.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many medical laboratory scientific officers are employed by the National Health Service in England;
(2) how many principal medical laboratory scientific officers are employed by the National Health Service in England.
§ Mr. John PattenAt 30 September 1983 there were 14,718 (whole-time equivalent) medical laboratory scientific officers employed in the National Health Service in England. Of these, 89 were principal medical laboratory scientific officers.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many physicists, biochemists and clinical psychologists are employed by the National Health Service in England; and, of each group, how many are in the top grade.
§ Mr. John PattenStaff in post in England at 30 September 1983 (whole-time equivalent) were as follows:
Total *Top grade staff Physicists 662 44 Biochemists 1,289 82 Clinical Psychologists 1,307 72 * included in total.