§ Mr. Peter Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are now the planned and actual percentage increases in expenditure, revenue and capital, for the Wessex regional health authority in 1982–83 and 1983–84; and if he will express his answer in the manner of the answer to the hon. Member for Fareham on 10 February 1983, Official Report, c. 441–2.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is shown in the following table. It has been compiled from the Wessex RHA's financial statements for 1981–82, its provisional financial statement for 1982–83, and from the allocations made to the RHA in 1982–83 and 1983–84.
NHS Directly—Employed Staff* † ‡ England—30 September Whole-time equivalent staff 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Medical and Dental Hospital and Community║ 30,800 31,500 33,000 34,100 35,000 35,900 37,100 38,200 39,000 39,400 Nursing and Midwifery¶ 308,500 314,100 336,600 341,700 343,200 351,000 358,400 370,100 391,800 397,100 Professional and Technical (excluding Works) 42,600 43,600 46,800 52,500 54,800 57,200 60,100 61,900 65,200 67,200 Works Professional 4,700 4,700 5,000 5,300 5,500 5,600 5,600 5,900 6,200 6,100 Maintenance 17,000 17,600 19,100 19,700 19,900 19,900 20,100 20,600 21,000 21,000 Administrative and Clerical 77,100 82,800 91,900 98,500 99,000 100,300 103,000 105,400 108,800 108,800 Ambulance (including Officers) 16,600 16,600 17,500 17,200 17,400 17,500 17,100 17,800 18,200 18,300 Ancillary 165,100 163,400 167,800 173,600 172,800 172,200 171,900 172,000 172,200 170,500 Total Employed Staff 662,500 674,200 717,800 742,500 747,700 759,700 773,300 791,900 822,400 828,500 * Owing to rounding the sum of the component figures may not agree with the totals. Percentages calculated on unrounded figures. † Following NHS reorganisation on 1 April 1974, staff previously employed by local authority health departments were transferred to area health authorities. Figures for 1973 have been corrected for this but a direct comparison with figures for 1974 to 1982 is unreliable. ‡ Includes staff at the Dental Estimates Board and Prescription Pricing Authority. ║ Excludes hospital practitioners, part-time medical officers—clinical assistants—general medical practitioners participating in hospital staff funds and occasional sessional staff in the community health services. Includes locums. ¶ Includes agency staff and health visitor students.