HC Deb 22 February 1983 vol 37 cc384-5W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the numbers employed, in whole-time equivalent terms, of National Health. Service staff in the Tayside health board and Scotland in each of the past two years; if he will provide a breakdown per group; and what has been the percentage change in each case.

Mr. John MacKay

The information is set out in the following table. The 1982 manpower figures for medical and dental staff are not available at present but I shall write to the hon. Member shortly with both the 1981 and 1982 figures and the percentage change for this staff group.

Tayside Health Board All Scotland
Staff Group† 1981 1982* Percentage Change 1981 1982* Percentage Change
Nursing 6,023.7 6,084.5 1.0 61,125.5 61,922.2 1.3
Scientific and Professions Supplementary to Medicine 400.8 413.3 3.1 4,016.0 4,155.7 3.5
Technical 412.5 415.5 0.7 4,324.6 4,322.2 ½0.1
Works 63.0 64.0 1.6 851.1 856.2 0.5
Administrative and Clerical 1,205.7 1,214.2 0.7 13,628.8 13,859.5 1.7
Ancillary 2,887.2 2,849.9 ½1.3 27,348.4 27,350.4 0.0
Tradesmen 287.0 288.0 0.3 2,831.6 2,864.3 1.1
Pharmacists and Opticians 50.1 52.4 4.6 465.6 472.6 1.5
Ambulancemen — — — 1,645.0 1,675.0 1.8
Total‡ 11,330.0 11,381.8 0.5 116,236.6 117,478.1 1.1
*Provisional.
† Staff numbers are the whole-time equivalents at 30 September in each year.
‡Excluding medical and dental staff.

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