HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 125 cc583-4W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is yet in a position to say when he expects Sir Roy Griffiths to complete his review of community care, and if a report of his findings will be published.

Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his answer on 12 January,

Table 1: NHS nursing and midwifery staff (excluding agency staff) at 30 September—England Whole time equivalent1
Hospital Other services2
Year Total Whole time Part time Total Whole time Part time
1979 315,300 230,000 85,200 39,100 31,200 7,900
1980 326,000 237,600 88,400 39,900 31,600 8,300
1981 344,000 254,600 89,400 44,000 34,400 9,600
1982 348,900 260,700 88,200 45,100 35,200 10,000
1983 348,100 260,900 87,200 46,600 36,200 10,400
1984 346,800 260,500 86,300 46,900 36,100 10,800
1985 348,600 261,700 86,900 48,500 36,900 11,600
1986 349,600 261,500 88,100 47,700 36,100 11,600
1 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest one hundred (100) whole time equivalents.
2 Other services are Primary Health Care (community), centrally based services and Administration.

The total pay of these staff derived from the annual accounts of health authorities in England since 1979 and at 1986–87 prices is given in Table 2:

Table 2: National Health Service staff salaries and wages: Nursing and midwifery staff2
Year Per annual account £ million At 1986–87 prices £ million
1978–79 1,354 2,634
1979–80 1,649 2,745
1980–81 2,294 3,221
1981–82 2,511 3,211
1982–83 2,713 3,236
1983–84 2,828 3,225
1984–85 3,034 3,314
1985–86 3,210 3,307
1986–87 3,495 23,495

Official Report, column 138, when he now expects to receive the report from Sir Roy Griffiths on community care; and when he expects it to be published.

Mr. Newton

I understand that Sir Roy hopes to complete his review shortly. Issues arising from it, including publication, will then be considered.

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