§ Mr. Hargreavesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total number of full-time equivalents employed in the districts now known as the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble valley district health authority and Tameside and Glossop district health authority in the following categories: (a) nurses/midwives, (b) professional/technical ancillary, (c) administrative/ clerical and (d) maintenance in 1979 and 1983, respectively; and what was the ratio of these to the population;
(2) what was the total number of full-time equivalents employed in the North-West regional health authority in the following categories: nurses/midwives, professional/ technical, ancillary, administrative/clerical and maintenance, in 1979 and 1983, respectively; and what was the ratio of these to the population.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is as follows: 713W
NHS manpower statistics at 30 September Region: North Western Whole-time equivalents 1979 1983* Type of Staff Staff in region Staff per 10,000 population Staff in region Staff per 10,000 population Nursing & Midwifery† 32,200 79.5 37,100 92.7 Professional and Technical ex works 5,500 13.5 6,700 16.7 Works Professional 500 1.3 600 1.5 Maintenance (B & E) 1,800 4.4 1,900 4.7 Administrative & Clerical‡ 8,800 21.8 9,800 24.5 Ancillary 14,100 34.9 14,600 36.4 * Provisional. † Including Agency. ‡ Excluding Ambulance Officers. NoteFigures are independently rounded to the nearest 100.
Ratios are worked out on actual figures.