Nurses (Hansard, 10 July 1989)

§ Mr. Dobson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give for the latest available date and for each district health authority and regional health authority the total number of nursing posts, the number of vacant nursing posts and the latter as a percentage of the former; and the number of nursing posts for qualified nurses, the number of vacant posts for qualified nurses and the latter as a percentage of the former.

§ Mr. Mellor
The information requested is not collected centrally.
372W

§ Mr. Mellor
The information is shown in the table.

NHS staff in post in England at 30 September Whole-time equivalents¹

Administrative and clerical^{2 3}

1979 103,000

1987 114,600

1988⁴ 116,300

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

² Includes general managers.

³ Figures for 1987 and 1988 include some "Other Statutory Authorities" staff not included in previous years (some 700 WTE in 1987).

⁴ 1988 figure is provisional.

Source: Department of Health annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.

NHS staff in post in England at 30 September Whole-time equivalents¹
	Administrative and clerical^{2 3}
1979	103,000
1987	114,600
1988⁴	116,300
¹ Figures are rounded to nearest one hundred (100) whole-time equivalents.
² Includes general managers.
³ Figures for 1987 and 1988 include some "Other Statutory Authorities" staff not included in previous years (some 700 WTE in 1987).
⁴ 1988 figure is provisional.