§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) clinical staff and (b) non-clinical staff are employed on health and personal social services in Northern Ireland. [113448]
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§ Mr. BrowneFigures showing the number of clinical and non-clinical staff working in health and personal social services in Northern Ireland are shown separately in the following tables.
Table 1: Clinical staff in HPSS organisations as at 31 March 20031 Terms and conditions group Headcount WTE2 Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 19,273 16,425.18 Social Services 4,391 4,037.64 Professional and Technical 5,598 4,949.91 Medical and Dental 3,072 2,781.22 Ambulance 111 774.38 Total 33,111 28,968.33 1 Bank staff and home helps have been removed from these figures 2 Whole time equivalent
Table 2: Non-clinical staff in HPSS organisations as at 31 March 20031 Terms and conditions group Headcount WTE2 Admin and clerical 11,582 10,199.10 Works and maintenance 554 554.00 Ancillary and general 7,242 5,299.01 Total 19,378 16,052.11 1 Bank staff and home helps have been removed from these figures 2 Whole time equivalent