§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the main findings of the
NHS directly employed staff in post—by main staff group England Whole-lime equivalents1 30 September 1979 30 September 1985 Change 1979 to 1985 Whole-time equivalents Percentage Medical and Dental2 37,100 40,800 + 3,700 + 10.0 Nursing and Midwifery3 358,400 401,200 + 42,700 + 11.9 Professional and Technical (excluding works)4 60,100 74,300 +14,200 + 23.5 Works 5,600 6,100 + 500 + 8.5 Maintenance 20,100 19,800 -400 -1.8 Administrative and Clerical 103,000 111,000 + 8,100 + 7.9 Ancillary4 171,900 139,400 -32,500 -18.9 Ambulance (including officers) 17,100 18,200 + 1,100 + 6.2 Total 773,300 810,700 + 37,300 + 4.8 Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower. 1 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest one hundred whole-time equivalents and therefore the sum of individual components may not agree with the total. Percentage changes have been calculated on unrounded figures. 2 Includes locum staff. Excludes hospital practitioners and part time medical/dental officers (clinical assistants). 3 Includes agency staff. Figures not adjusted for the effect of the reduction in nurses' working hours during 1980 (from 40 to 37.5 hours per week). 4 On 1 April 1984, Operating Department Assistants (approximate 2,600 whole-time equivalents staff) transferred from the Ancillary to the Professional and Technical "B" Staffs Council. These figures will reflect this change.