NHS (Employees) (Hansard, 30 October 1985)

§ Mr. Pendry
asked the Prime Minister if she will provide figures for each year since 1979 for the numbers of men and women employed in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom in each main occupational group.

§ The Prime Minister
The following table gives the available figures.
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§ Mr. Pendry
asked the Prime Minister if she will provide figures for each year since 1979 for the number of people employed by the National Health Service, broken down by full-time and part-time employees in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

NHS directly employed staff^*^†

as at 30 September Numbers

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 ^‡1984

England

Whole time║ 571,900 584,700 611,000 617,400 617,200 611,000

Part time║ 339,700 352,200 353,000 354,400 352,800 348,200

All staff 913,500 938,800 965,800 973,700 971,900 959,200

Scotland

Whole time 87,800 89,500 92,600 93,300 93,700 92,700

Part time 49,200 49,700 51,100 52,300 52,300 52,500

All staff 137,000 139,300 143,700 145,600 146,000 145,200

Wales

Whole time 38,300 39,300 40,600 41,500 41,500 41,400

Part time 22,500 23,300 23,600 24,200 23,900 23,400

All staff 60,700 62,600 64,200 65,700 65,400 64,800

Northern Ireland║

Whole time 34,600 35,700 37,000 37,800 38,100 •

Part time 26,200 26,900 28,500 29,200 29,200 •

All staff 60,800 62,600 65,400 67,000 67,300 •

^* Excludes agency staff, hospital practitioners, part-time medical officers (clinical assistants), general medical practitioners participating in hospital staff funds, staff of special hospitals and occasional sessional staff in the community health services. Includes locums.

^† Figures are independently rounded to nearest 100. Because of rounding the sum of the component figures may not equal the total.

^‡ Provisional.

║ Excludes locums as full-time/part-time split for this group is not available for England.

¶ Includes personal social services staff as these cannot be separately identified.

• 1984 figures not available for Northern Ireland.

NHS directly employed staff^*^†
as at 30 September	Numbers
	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	^‡1984
England
Whole time║	571,900	584,700	611,000	617,400	617,200	611,000
Part time║	339,700	352,200	353,000	354,400	352,800	348,200
All staff	913,500	938,800	965,800	973,700	971,900	959,200
Scotland
Whole time	87,800	89,500	92,600	93,300	93,700	92,700
Part time	49,200	49,700	51,100	52,300	52,300	52,500
All staff	137,000	139,300	143,700	145,600	146,000	145,200
Wales
Whole time	38,300	39,300	40,600	41,500	41,500	41,400
Part time	22,500	23,300	23,600	24,200	23,900	23,400
All staff	60,700	62,600	64,200	65,700	65,400	64,800
Northern Ireland║
Whole time	34,600	35,700	37,000	37,800	38,100	•
Part time	26,200	26,900	28,500	29,200	29,200	•
All staff	60,800	62,600	65,400	67,000	67,300	•
^* Excludes agency staff, hospital practitioners, part-time medical officers (clinical assistants), general medical practitioners participating in hospital staff funds, staff of special hospitals and occasional sessional staff in the community health services. Includes locums.
^† Figures are independently rounded to nearest 100. Because of rounding the sum of the component figures may not equal the total.
^‡ Provisional.
║ Excludes locums as full-time/part-time split for this group is not available for England.
¶ Includes personal social services staff as these cannot be separately identified.
• 1984 figures not available for Northern Ireland.