National Health Service (Staff) (Hansard, 14 December 1982)

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the annual staff costs of the National Health Service for 1960, 1970, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively, including salaries, wages, national insurance, superannuation, office space, heating, lighting and telephones; and what percentage this represents of the total National Health Service expenditure for each year.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg
The costs of some of the items listed are either not available or cannot be separately identified for patients and staff from the accounts submitted by health authorities in England.
The following analysis of annual expenditure by those authorities may however be helpful: 111W

1960–61 1970–71 1980–81 1981–82

£ million per cent. £ million per cent. £ million per cent. £ million per cent.

Salaries and wages of directly employed staff^* 288 44.7 715 48.5 5,217 55.2 5,707 53.9

Fuel, light and power expenditure 331 51.4 647 43.8 224 2.4 262 2.5

Telephone expenditure 43 0.5 57 0.5

All other expenditure † 3,425 36.2 3,915 37.0

All other capital expenditure 25 3.9 114 7.7 538 5.7 643 6.1

Total 644 100.0 1,476 100.0 9,447 100.0 10,584 100.0

Notes:

1. The total expenditure covers that incurred on hospital and community health services by health authorities, family practitioner services and the expenses of the Dental Estimates Board and Prescription Pricing Authority—or their predecessor authorities.

2. Total expenditure is net, except that charges to private and other patients in hospitals have not been deducted.

3. Community health services are not included for 1960–61 and 1970–71—that is prior to NHS reorganisation in 1974.

4. Expenditure figures for 1981–82 are subject to audit.

^* Including national insurance and superannuation and salaries and wages costs charged to capital.

† Including family practitioner services.

§ Dr. Roger Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has given guidance to the investigating team from private industry as to the methods and criteria it is to use in elucidating manpower wastage in the National Health Service; upon which sections of the National Health Service manpower distribution it is particularly concentrating; and whether its investigation will cover those ancillary staff levels which have remained almost static since 1976.

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke
The composition and terms of reference of the management inquiry into NHS manpower announced by my right hon. Friend have not yet been settled. A detailed announcement will be made in due course.

	1960–61	1970–71	1980–81	1981–82
	£ million	per cent.	£ million	per cent.	£ million	per cent.	£ million	per cent.
Salaries and wages of directly employed staff^*	288	44.7	715	48.5	5,217	55.2	5,707	53.9
Fuel, light and power expenditure	331	51.4	647	43.8	224	2.4	262	2.5
Telephone expenditure	43	0.5	57	0.5
All other expenditure †	3,425	36.2	3,915	37.0
All other capital expenditure	25	3.9	114	7.7	538	5.7	643	6.1
Total	644	100.0	1,476	100.0	9,447	100.0	10,584	100.0
Notes:
1. The total expenditure covers that incurred on hospital and community health services by health authorities, family practitioner services and the expenses of the Dental Estimates Board and Prescription Pricing Authority—or their predecessor authorities.
2. Total expenditure is net, except that charges to private and other patients in hospitals have not been deducted.
3. Community health services are not included for 1960–61 and 1970–71—that is prior to NHS reorganisation in 1974.
4. Expenditure figures for 1981–82 are subject to audit.
^* Including national insurance and superannuation and salaries and wages costs charged to capital.
† Including family practitioner services.