HC Deb 28 October 1983 vol 47 cc236-7W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many directly employed staff there were in each regional health authority in 1982.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The following table gives the number of directly employed staff in post in each regional health authority at 30 September 1982 as given to us by the authorities themselves.

Regional Health Authority Staff in Post* at 30 September 1982†
1. Northern .53,847
2. Yorkshire 61,674

Regional Health Authority Staff in Post* at 30 September 1982†
3. Trent 74,442
4. East Anglia 29,789
5. North-West Thames 59,436
6. North-East Thames 73,849
7. South-East Thames 66,991
8. South-West Thames 49,777
9. Wessex 43,559
10. Oxford 34,027
11. South Western 53,321
12. West Midlands 84,281
13. Mersey 45,054
14. North Western 75,942
* Excludes:
Agency nurses, health visitor students, medical and dental locums, 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.
† Whole time equivalents.