§ Mr. Rogersasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many people were working in National Health Service hospitals in Wales in 1975 and each subsequent year;
(2) how many people were working in the different occupational categories within the National Health Service in Wales in 1975 and each subsequent year;
(3) how many people were working in the National Health Service in Wales in 1975 and each subsequent year;
(4) how many people were working in the different occupational categories within hospitals in Wales in 1975 and each subsequent year.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsOther than for medical, dental and nursing staff it is not possible, from the information available centrally, to identify separately those National Health Service staff working in hospitals from those
National Health Service staff* (whole-time equivalents at 30 September) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Medical staff: Hospital service 1,528 1,578 1,648 1,705 1,786 1,825 1,904 1,944 1,997 2,019 2,073 Community health 193 205 209 204 215 219 208 212 203 200 193 Dental staff: Hospital service 49 52 50 54 61 66 75 73 78 82 87 Community health 117 122 124 130 119 124 121 124 126 119 112 Nursing & Midwifery staff: Hospital service 19,179 19,503 19,539 19,872 20,479 †21,648 22,583 23,101 23,275 23,586 24,162 Community health 2,076 2,301 2,321 2,514 2,552 †2,718 2,779 2,808 2,706 2,862 2,852 Administrative & clerical staff 5,731 5,881 5,894 6,055 6,221 6,279 6,390 6,437 6,481 6,626 6,787 Ancillary staff 11,476 11,552 11,407 11,753 11,879 11,989 11,839 11,784 11,559 10,964 10,757 Ambulance service staff 1,204 1,279 1,286 1,330 1,336 1,347 1,396 1,416 1,428 1,460 1,472 Professional & technical staff 3,007 3,115 3,251 3,451 3,621 3,737 3,849 4,018 4,161 4,466 4,649 Works & maintenance staff 1,813 1,850 1,912 2,019 2,051 2,073 2,128 2,145 2,117 2,144 2,177 Total 46,373 47,438 47,641 49,087 50,320 †52,025 53,272 54,062 54,131 54,528 55,321 * Including Welsh Health Common Services Agency (WHCSA). † Standard working hours for nurses were reduced from 40 to 37.5 hours per week in 1980, and therefore whole-time equivalents from 1980 onwards are not strictly comparable with those for previous years.