Doctors-Administrative Staff Ratios

HC Deb 10 June 1975 vol 893 c137W

Mrs. Winifred Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the ratios of administrative staff to doctors in (a) Scotland and (b) Morayshire and Nairnshire in the years 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 to the last known date, respectively.

Mr. William Ross

The ratios were as follows:

	1972	1973	1974
(a)Scotland	1.2:1	1.3:1	1.5:1
(b) Moray and Nairn	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1

Figures for 1975 are not available. The increase for Scotland in 1974 was largely attributable to the transfer of local health authority staff not included in the 1972 and 1973 figures.