§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numerised and percentage increases or decreases in the following categories of National Health Service hospital service manpower since 1973–74(a) nursery and midwifery, (b) ancillary, (c) medical and dental and (d) administrative and clerical.
§ Mr. NewtonSuch information as is available for England is shown in the tables.
Staffing figures have been given (a) for all hospital and community staff and (b) for hospital nursing and midwifery staff and medical and dental staff. (These are the only two staff groups that can be split between those working in the community and in hospitals).
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NHS Staff in Post England 30 September Whole-time equivalents1 1973 1986 Change 1973–86 WTE Change Percentage Change Nursing and Midwifery23 308,500 402,700 94,200 +30.5 Ancillary4 165,100 124,300 -40,900 -24.7 Medical and Dental5 32,300 43,200 10,900 +33.8 Administration and Clerical6 77,100 111,400 34,200 +44.4 Source: DHSS annual censuses of NHS medical and non-medical manpower. 1 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest (100) hundred whole-time equivalents. Percentages are calculated on unrounded figures. 2 Not adjusted for reduction in nurses working hours during 1980–81 (from 40 to 37.5 hours per week). 3 Includes agency staff. 4 Not adjusted for transfer of Operating Theatre Assistants from Ancillary to Professional and Technical Staff group on 1 April 1984. 5 Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff. 6 Clinically related staff = 35,900, non-clinically related staff = 75,400 (Difference in total due to rounding). General Note: Figure for 1973 and 1986 are not consistent due to the effects of the 1974 NHS reorganization.
NHS Hospital Staff in Post England 30 September Whole time equivalents1 Change 1973 to 19861 1973 1986 WTE Percentage Nursing and Midwifery234 266,400 354,700 88,300 +33.2 Medical and Dental1 28,300 38,800 10,500 +37.2 Source: DHSS (SR7) annual censuses of NHS medical and non-medical manpower. Notes: 1 Figures are independently rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole-time equivalents. Changes calculated on unrounded figures. 2 Because of the 1974 NHS reorganisation, which involved definition and classification changes, figures for 1973 are not consistent with those for 1986. 3 Includes agency staff. 4 Not adjusted for reduction in nurses working hours (from 40 to 37.5 per week) during 1980–81. 5 Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff. Locum staff for 1973 are estimated.