§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to reduce over-manning in the National Health Service.
§ Dr. VaughanHealth authorities are responsible for deploying their staff as efficiently as possible within their cash limits and for ensuring there is no overmanning locally. The Department promotes efficient manpower use in a variety of ways, including restraints on management costs and the dissemination of good practices and, in particular, has asked health authorities to try to eliminate
451Wworking practices identified by the Clegg Commission as leading to over-manning.