§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list how many operating department assistants now working in the National Health Service have been supplied by outside agencies; and what payment has been made to them in fees over the last 12 months.
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§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the numbers of operating department assistants supplied to the National Health Service by outside agencies, and on any payments in fees made to such agencies over the last 12 months, is not collected centrally.
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the cost to the Health Service in the Crew health authority for staff who have been employed through agencies of (a) nurses, (b) operating department assistants, (c) ancillary and (d) other staff.
§ Mr. NewtonThe 1985–86 annual accounts of the Crewe health authority show the following expenditure for non-National Health Service (agency, etc) staff:
£ Medical 59,142 Nursing 4,257 Total 63,399