§ Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of administrative staff per 100 beds in London teaching hospitals and in non-teaching hospitals, respectively, at the time the National Health Service was formed; and what are the respective figures today, based on similar calculations.
§ Mr. DeakinsInformation in the form requested is not available. Administrative staff in the reorganised National Health Service cannot be related to hospital beds; no comparison between the position in 1948 and in 1976 is, therefore, possible.