§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) general and (b) senior managers were employed by NHS trusts in each year since 1991–92, by region.
§ Mr. MaloneThe information available for September 1993 is shown in the table.
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General and Senior Managers in NHS Trusts by Region—30 September 1993. Whole-time equivalents Northern 300 Yorkshire 1,190 Trent 610 East Anglian 510 North West Thames 620
General and Senior Managers in NHS Trusts by Region—30 September 1993. Whole-time equivalents North East Thames 1,090 South East Thames 800 South West Thames 410 Wessex 610 Oxford 390 South Western 860 West Midlands 650 Mersey 770 North Western 400 England Total 9,210 Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census
Notes:
(1) Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
(2) Total may not equal sum of components due to rounding.
(3) It is not possible to identify general managers and senior managers separately.
(4) The England total given for managers differs from that published in October in table E of the Statistical Bulletin, which incorrectly included some 280 staff from trusts in Wales.
(5) The England total in September 1993 is not directly comparable with numbers published for 1991 and 1992. A change in data collection procedures in September 1993 resulted in the recategorisation of many staff who would have been coded as `others' in the 1991 and 1992 censuses.
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice is given to hospital trusts—by her Department—when advertising for non-executive trust board members; and what requirement there is to state any political affiliation when applying for board membership.
§ Mr. MaloneNone. Information about the political affiliation of candidates plays no part in the appointments process.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ban gagging clauses in settlements reached between NHS trusts and their employees following the termination of employment.
§ Mr. MaloneThe national health service executive issued guidance on termination settlements to chief executives of NHS trusts—TEL 94–3—on 16 May 1994 which made it plain that any confidentiality clause in an employment contract should not be framed in such a way to suggest that a termination would escape proper public scrutiny. Copies of the guidance are available in the Library.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total expenditure on consultancies by each trust hospital in the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleExpenditure by national health service trusts solely on consultancy services is not available centrally. Information is collected on
external contract staffing and consultancy services".This expenditure relates to services purchased from other trusts, health authorities and the private sector and includes, for example, linen supplies, transport and computing services as well as consultancy services.
The expenditure on external contract staffing and consultancy services by NHS trusts in England for the financial years 1991–92 and 1992–93 will be placed in 320W the Library. Figures for 1993–94 will be available in December. There were no trusts prior to 1991–92.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those chief executives of NHS trusts who have resigned or have been dismissed; and what were the reasons for resignation or dismissal.
§ Mr. MaloneThe information is not available centrally.