§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many days have been lost in strike action, and how many people have been involved in strike action, in the National Health Service in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe following table gives the estimated number of days lost through industrial action in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom since 1975, as compiled by the Department of Employment.
Number of staff involved Number of days lost 1975 6,000 20,000 1976 4,440 15,000 1977 2,970 8,200 1978 3,700 15,000 1979 39,200 621,000 1980 14,000 41,000 1981 16,400 44,000 *1982 †600,000 †3,130,000 * 9 months. † Provisional. Separate information is not available for England.
£ 000's Region 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Northern 247 262 325 362 472 642 Yorkshire 96 320 264 462 565 746 Trent 180 270 374 468 527 678 East Anglian 68 105 146 205 231 232 North West Thames 154 230 219 459 576 763 North East Thames 267 400 384 432 528 604 South East Thames N/A 347 430 472 551 734 South West Thames 127 186 362 311 288 584 Wessex 90 214 244 317 372 509 Oxford 176 222 219 308 381 429 South Western 31 87 147 260 345 425 West Midlands 198 355 378 452 582 728 Mersey 48 49 105 132 161 216 North Western 155 204 258 176 539 901