National Health Service Staff (Hansard, 1 February 1988)

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the total numbers in whole-time equivalent of(a) directly-employed National Health Service staff and (b) hospital nursing and midwifery staff in England for 1986.

§ Mr. Newton
The available information is given in the table.

National Health Service staff in post in England at 30 September 1986

Whole-time equivalents¹

Total Directly Employed Staff² 801,600

Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Staff³ 354,700

Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower.

¹ Figures are independently rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole-time equivalents.

² Excludes locum medical and dental and agency nursing and midwifery staff.

³ Includes agency nursing and midwifery staff.

§ Sir Peter Hordern
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many were employed in the National Health Service as doctors, nurses, administrators, cleaners and other staff in 1961, 1971, 1981 and at the latest convenient date.

§ Mr. Newton
Doctors, nurses, administrators, cleaners and other staff have been interpreted as

Medical and Dental

Nursing and Midwifery

Administrative and Clerical

Ancillary

Others

Such information as is available is shown in the table. Figures for 1961 are not held centrally.

NHS staff in post in England

At 30 September Whole time equivalents¹

⁷1971 1981 1986

Medical and Dental² 29,500 41,000 43,200

Nursing and Midwifery³ 285,400 391,800 402,700

Administrative and Clerical 70,400 108,800 111,400

Ancillary⁴ ⁵ 168,000 172,200 124,300

Others⁵ ⁶ 76,300 110,600 120,000

Total directly employed staff 629,500 824,400 801,600

Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower

¹ Figures are independently rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole time equivalents.

² Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff.

³ Includes agency staff. Figures not adjusted to take account of the reduction in nurses contractual hours (from 40 to 371 per week) during 1980–81.

⁴ Includes staff in cleaning/domestic, catering, portering and other ancillary areas of work.

⁵ On 1 April 1984 operating department assistants transferred from ancillary to professional and technical staff group. Figures not adjusted to take account of this change.

⁶ Includes professional and technical, works, maintenance and ambulance staff.

⁷ Due to the effects of the 1974 reorganisation some staffing figures for 1971 may not be on a consistent basis with those for 1981 and 1986.

National Health Service staff in post in England at 30 September 1986
	Whole-time equivalents¹
Total Directly Employed Staff²	801,600
Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Staff³	354,700
Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower.
¹ Figures are independently rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole-time equivalents.
² Excludes locum medical and dental and agency nursing and midwifery staff.
³ Includes agency nursing and midwifery staff.

NHS staff in post in England
At 30 September	Whole time equivalents¹
	⁷1971	1981	1986
Medical and Dental²	29,500	41,000	43,200
Nursing and Midwifery³	285,400	391,800	402,700
Administrative and Clerical	70,400	108,800	111,400
Ancillary⁴ ⁵	168,000	172,200	124,300
Others⁵ ⁶	76,300	110,600	120,000
Total directly employed staff	629,500	824,400	801,600
Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower
¹ Figures are independently rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole time equivalents.
² Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff.
³ Includes agency staff. Figures not adjusted to take account of the reduction in nurses contractual hours (from 40 to 371 per week) during 1980–81.
⁴ Includes staff in cleaning/domestic, catering, portering and other ancillary areas of work.
⁵ On 1 April 1984 operating department assistants transferred from ancillary to professional and technical staff group. Figures not adjusted to take account of this change.
⁶ Includes professional and technical, works, maintenance and ambulance staff.
⁷ Due to the effects of the 1974 reorganisation some staffing figures for 1971 may not be on a consistent basis with those for 1981 and 1986.