§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the figures for the number of employees in the National Health Service for Northern Ireland, dividing the employees into qualified medical personnel nurses, ancillary hospital staff and administrative personnel, stating the figures at 30th September 1974 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th July 1978], gave the following information:
The health services in Northern Ireland have been integrated with the personal social services and it is not possible to identify precisely the number of staff employed by each service.
The total number of persons employed, which include both whole-time and part-time staff, at 31st July 1974 and 31st March 1978 are as follows:
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 13th July 1978], gave the following information:
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