Community Medical Staff

HC Deb 14 July 1988 vol 137 cc354-5W

Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of whole-time equivalent community medical staff employed in the National Health Service in(a) 1979–80 and (b) 1986–87.

Mr. Newton

The whole-time equivalent numbers of medical staff in the community health services in England were:

	whole-time equivalent
30 September 1979	2,057
30 September 1986	2,186