§ Mr. William Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of employees in the National Health Service on 1st January 1974 and again on 1st January 1978, dividing the
30th September 1974 30th September 1976 Medical and Dental … … … … … 30,105 32,664 Nursing and Midwifery … … … … … 309,064 339,882 Professional and Technical … … … … … 43,561 52,472 Works and Maintenance … … … … … 22,322 24,995 Administrative and Clerical … … … … … 82,758 98,507 Ambulance … … … … … 16,606 17,184 Ancillary … … … … … 163,421 173,592 667,837 739,296 Notes:
1. The figures are whole-time equivalents.
2. The figures exclude independent practitioners, locums and agency staff but include staff of the Dental Estimates Board and the Prescription Pricing Authority.
3. Total NHS staff statistics are collected only as at 30th September each year. 1976 is the latest year for which these figures are currently available.