HC Deb 06 May 1994 vol 242 cc678-81W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what staff were employed in all aspects of the health service except in general practice in each health board area as at 1 January in each year since 1992(a) on professional administration of the service, with no direct medical or nursing responsibilities, (b) as practising medical staff and (c) as practising nursing staff; and what was the cost of salaries and related expenses of each of the three categories in each of the last three years.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 3 May 1994]: The latest information available is shown in the tables. Staff figures are as at 30 September whereas salary costs are only available at 31 March each year.

Selected NHS staff in post by health board: whole time equivalent: as at 30 September 1993
Health board Administration and clerical Management1 Grade 1–6 Other2 Medical3 Nursing staff45 Excluding nurses in training
Scotland 18,538.6 2,063.0 16,163.8 311.8 6,426.6 58,454.9 53,390.5
Argyll and Clyde 1,400.0 123.0 1,273.0 4.0 389.8 4,548.8 4,245.0
Ayrshire and Arran 956.9 113.4 842.5 1.0 339.1 3,261.7 3,055.6
Borders 271.7 27.9 243.8 — 90.0 1,132.1 1,010.3
Dumfries and Galloway 463.5 51.5 412.0 — 143.2 1,858.9 1,700.5
Fife 920.2 107.5 811.7 1.0 263.6 3,318.8 3,081.3
Forth Valley 757.6 91.4 665.2 1.0 235.7 3,335.9 3,112.3
Grampian 1,635.9 200.9 1,435.0 — 649.3 5,686.2 5,249.2
Greater Glasgow 3,799.9 340.9 3,459.0 — 1,745.8 12,679.0 11,597.0
Highlands 651.8 85.0 563.8 3.0 207.7 2,212.7 2,042.7
Lanarkshire 1,239.7 114.7 1,125.0 — 462.4 4,963.6 4,565.6
Lothian 2,634.8 268.8 2,366.0 — 1,194.8 8,595.7 7,432.4
Orkney 33.0 6.0 27.0 — 6.1 232.9 226.9
Shetland 59.2 8.0 51.2 — 12.1 221.2 210.2
Tayside 1,478.0 147.0 1,330.0 1.0 601.1 5,572.7 5,026.8
Western Isles 88.3 18.6 69.7 — 18.0 342.8 342.8
CSA 2,108.2 349.4 1,458.0 300.8 59.4 186.4 186.4
State Hospital 39.9 9.0 30.9 — 8.6 305.4 305.4

Selected NHS staff in post by health board: whole time equivalent: as at 30 September 1992
Health board Administration and clerical Management1 Grade 1–6 Other2 Medical3 Nursing staff45 Excluding nurses in training
Scotland 17,640.6 1,660.7 15,681.9 298.0 6,339.8 61,651.6 53,678.2
Argyll and Clyde 1,370.5 104.5 1,262.0 4.0 370.6 4,762.1 4,286.1
Ayrshire and Arran 913.3 89.1 824.2 — 321.2 3,405.6 3,037.6
Borders 257.4 23.9 233.5 — 85.4 1,152.5 999.1
Dumfries and Galloway 441.8 47.9 393.9 — 137.1 1,911.3 1,659.3
Fife 800.0 81.0 718.0 1.0 263.6 3,406.8 3,022.8
Forth Valley 715.9 68.4 646.5 1.0 240.3 3,557.7 3,193.7
Grampian 1,581.7 175.7 1,406.0 — 635.7 6,064.0 5,428.5
Greater Glasgow 3,679.1 271.1 3,408.0 — 1,793.6 13,665.0 11,733.0
Highland 627.4 70.0 554.4 3.0 207.7 2,346.5 2,096.5
Lanarkshire 1,158.6 79.6 1,079.0 — 469.5 5,172.6 4,532.6
Lothian 2,417.1 181.1 2,236.0 — 1,143.6 8,997.9 7,312.5
Orkney 31.3 6.0 25.3 — 5.9 225.1 214.1
Shetland 54.5 8.0 46.5 — 8.5 216.5 205.5
Tayside 1,509.0 138.0 1,371.0 — 574.0 5,942.2 5,143.2
Western Isles 79.3 12.0 66.3 1.0 16.9 300.5 288.5
CSA 1,971.4 297.4 1,386.0 288.0 60.0 197.5 197.5
State Hospital 32.3 7.0 25.3 — 6.2 327.8 327.8

Selected NHS staff in post by health board: whole time equivalent: as at 30 September 1991
Health board Administration and clerical Management1 Grade 1–6 Other2 Medical3 Nursing staff45 Excluding nurses in training
Scotland 16,584.5 1,298.3 15,000.2 286.0 6,202.9 63,503.3 53,521.7
Argyll and Clyde 1,231.0 80.0 1.149.0 2.0 359.5 4,888.3 4,216.3
Ayrshire and Arran 846.5 58.0 788.5 — 301.1 3,567.2 3,109.2
Borders 236.9 19.0 217.9 — 80.2 1,156.5 988.9
Dumfries and Galloway 412.4 35.2 376.2 1.0 128.2 1,925.3 1,643.7
Fife 768.9 74.6 694.3 — 252.7 3,506.8 3,001.8
Forth Valley 665.9 60.0 604.9 1.0 239.2 3,571.0 3,077.0
Grampian 1,488.7 133.7 1,355.0 — 632.0 6,066.5 5,312.5
Greater Glasgow 3,511.2 218.2 3,292.0 1.0 1,761.1 14,436.0 11,735.0
Highland 593.5 50.0 540.5 3.0 203.6 2,443.4 2,096.9
Lanarkshire 1,097.0 63.0 1,034.0 — 449.0 5,499.1 4,717.1
Lothian 2,355.0 135.0 2,220.0 — 1,128.3 9,152.4 7,380.4
Orkney 30.2 6.0 24.2 — 5.5 223.5 206.5
Shetland 49.6 8.0 41.6 — 9.5 226.4 216.4
Tayside 1,399.5 111.5 1,288.0 — 576.1 6,045.8 5,054.8
Western Isles 64.9 11.0 52.9 1.0 13.1 306.4 276.4
CSA 1,808.1 233.1 1,298.0 277.0 60.1 193.5 193.5
State Hospital 25.2 2.0 23.2 — 3.7 295.3 295.3
1 Includes general managers, unit general managers, senior managers, staff on grades 7–10 and staff on protected grades.
2 Includes ambulance officers, ambulance control assistants, management trainees and staff on non-Whitley grades.
3 Excludes GPs and locums, 1993 data are provisional.
4 With the introduction of the "1992" courses of preparation, new student nurses ceased to be employed by the NHS and instead receive a bursary.

This has resulted in a rapid drop in the NHS-employed student numbers. There were 8,161.8 basic students and pupils directly employed in 1991, 6,278.9 in 1992 and 3,845.7 in 1993. There were 1,403 students receiving bursaries indexed on "1992" courses in 1992 and 3,617 in 1993.

Salaries and Wages (£000)
Financial year Administration and Clerical1 Medical Staff2 Nursing Staff
1991–92 196,122 259,616 919,706
1992–93 225,711 289,187 974,228
1 No figures are available for "Professional administration of the Service, with no direct medical or nursing responsibilities" as this is not separately identified in the Scottish Health Authorities annual accounts. The figures supplied are the total Salaries and Wages for Administration and include those senior nurses and clinicians who have transferred to general/senior manager pay scales.
2 Includes Specialists.