§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) nurses are and (b) management and administrative staff were employed by the NHS (i) on 1 May 1997 and (ii) at the latest available date. [53221]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 29 July 1998]: An annual census of staff in post is conducted in September. Data from September 1998 census will not be available until end 1998.
The information available is shown in the table.
Staff employed by the NHS in Scotland: selected staff groups1 Headcount and whole time equivalent: at 30 September 1997 Number Whole time equivalent Nursing and Midwifery2 61,954 51,472.2 Qualified 41,414 35,244.6 Unqualified 20,540 16,227.6 Management and administrative staff3,4 21,881 18,825.1 1 Excludes staff employed on a casual 'as and when required' basis,for example Bank/Agency nurses 2 Excludes nurse teachers, nurses in training and students on '1992' courses 3 The figures include some, but not all, senior managers of professional staff, for example nurses. Some managers of these professional groups remain employed under the terms and conditions of these professions and are not included 4 Comprises staff on senior management, administrative and clerical (A&C) and protected grades, ambulance officers and control assistants Source:
National Manpower Statistics for payroll ISD Scotland
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