NHS Managers

HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 cc399-400W

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the cost of general and senior managers in the NHS in each year since 1986.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested is as follows:

Salary costs of general and senior managers
	£000
1986–87	1,332
1987–88	1,600
1988–89	1,735
1989–90	6,521
1990–91	9,253
1991–92	16,897
1992–93	20,127

Source:

Health Authorities' Annual Accounts/Financial Returns

Pembrokeshire NHS Trust Financial Returns

Notes:

i. Figures include expenditure by Health Authorities, the Welsh Health Common Services Authority, Pembrokeshire NHS Trust and the Health Promotion Authority for Wales but excludes those of Family Health Services Authorities whose corresponding costs are not identifiable on the same basis.

ii. It should be noted that since 1989 senior managers' terms and conditions of service have been extended to second and third level managers and some senior nurses and other professional staff have also transferred to the senior management grades.