Community Care (Hansard, 17 March 1988)

§ Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what sum has been spent or budgeted for in

NHS directly employed staff by main staff group¹ at 30 September Whole time equivalents²
England	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
Nursing and midwifery (including agency)³	285,400	303,200	308,500	314,100	336,600	341,700	343,200	351,000
Medical and dental (including locums)⁴	29,500	30,800	32,300	33,000	34,800	35,900	36,900	37,800
Professional and technical (excluding works)⁵	38,500	40,600	42,600	43,600	46,800	52,500	54,800	57,200
Works professional	4,300	4,600	4,700	4,700	5,000	5,300	5,500	5,600
Maintenance	17,500	17,500	17,000	17,600	19,100	19,700	19,900	19,900
Administrative and clerical	70,400	74,300	77,100	82,800	91,900	98,500	99,000	100,300
Ambulance (including officers)	15,900	16,300	16,600	16,600	17,500	17,200	17,400	17,500
Ancillary⁵	168,000	167,800	165,100	163,400	167,800	173,600	172,800	172,200
Total directly employed (including agency and locums)	629,500	655,000	664,100	675,800	719,500	744,400	749,500	761,500

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each of the district health authorities for the training and preparation of staff for the shift to the provision of care in the community;

(2) what sum has been spent and budgeted for in each of the district health authorities for the purpose of preparing patients for the shift into care in the community.