§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) nursing and midwifery staff, (b) managerial staff and (c) clerical and administrative staff in the NHS in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 18 January 1993]: The information requested is as follows:
September 1989 1990 11991 1 21992 (a) Headcount Nursing and midwifery3 74,949 74,573 75,068 73,625 Managerial4 6 800 1,072 1,315 1,659 Administrative and clerical5 16,617 17,136 17,679 18,429 (b) Whole time equivalent Nursing and midwifery3 64,452.3 63,687.2 63,503.0 61,658.8 Managerial4 6 797.6 1,064.5 1,301.3 1,642.6 Administrative and clerical5 14,425.3 14,859.3 15,282.8 15,850.7 1 1991 and 1992 figures include staff of the State Hospital. 2 Data for September 1992 are provisional. 3 Nursing and midwifery includes qualified, unqualified and in-training staff. The decrease in numbers between 1991 and 1992 is largely accounted for by Project 2000 student nurses who are not included in the figures. 4 The 1989 figure includes administrative and clerical staff on grade 18 and above; the 1990–92 figures include grade 7 and above. 5 Includes control assistants and ambulance officers. 6 Part of the increase in numbers in this group is accounted for by the transfer of some professional staff to senior manager grades.