§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in theOfficial Report his Department's staff targets for the hospital and community health services for each year since 1981 up to the latest year for which figures are available and similarly actual staff in post, all broken down by staff type.
§ Mr. NewtonA manpower control system was introduced in 1983 and the first manpower targets were given for March 1984. The distribution of approved targets between staff groups is a matter for regional decision.
The table therefore gives overall total comparisons of the 14 regions as at 31 March.
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NHS Directly Employed Staff at 31 March Total 14 Regional Health Authorities Year Targets Staff in post 1984 802,700 796,000 1985 802,700 792,600 1986 796,000 775,300 1987 789,500 767,300 1988 781,300 Not available Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower.
Notes: 1. Excludes staff at the Dental Estimates Board, Prescription Pricing Authority and London Post-Graduate Special Health Authorities.
2. Excludes Medical and Dental Locum Staff, Hospital Practitioners, Clinical Assistants,and Agency Nursing and Midwifery staff.
3. All figures are independently rounded to the nearest hundred (100) whole-time equivalents.