HC Deb 22 May 1989 vol 153 cc364-5W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by each health board for each year since 1979 the numbers of staff expressed as a whole-time equivalent and as actual full-time and part-time members in the categories(a) ancillary, (b) administration and clerical, (c) nurses and midwives and (d) professional and technical.

Mr. Needham

The information is set out in the table.

Nurses and Midwives Ancillary Administration and Clerical Professional and Technical Staff
Full-time Part-time Whole time equivalents Full-time Part-time Whole time equivalents Full-time Part-time Whole time equivalents Number Whole time equivalents
1981 2,103 925 2,719.24 1,200 577 1,502.67 817 202 922.80 599 511.70
1982 2,113 890 2,706.90 1,183 604 1,500.95 824 207 935.50 562 494.50
1983 2,207 885 2,808.16 1,144 663 1,493.79 837 208 949.45 596 516.96
1984 2,281 891 2,882.15 1,046 734 1,436.45 857 223 891.32 606 528.36
1985 2,248 938 2,884.87 1,008 767 1,421.97 886 233 1,005.80 591 510.89
1986 2,204 971 2,861.13 941 778 1,336.58 868 245 1,005.38 580 503.84
1987 2,192 1,033 2,888.08 898 796 1,340.00 839 266 991.06 564 486.27
1988 2,081 1,075 2,803.20 800 841 1,271.29 855 291 1,018.37 557 480.51
Southern Board
1979 2,043 873 2,578.35 1,171 582 1,500.42 634 84 679.80 467 409.69
1980 2,006 992 2,639.30 1,177 598 1,514.86 634 79 676.63 475 420.54
1981 2,140 1,059 2,819.42 1,199 695 1,588.51 648 100 702.09 478 422.80
1982 2,187 1,067 2,871.39 1,168 758 1,589.24 676 104 731.96 508 449.43
1983 2,254 1,054 2,930.56 1,164 771 1,594.21 695 100 749.51 492 427.13
1984 2,242 1,043 2,913.46 1,083 785 1,525.11 709 104 765.19 503 438.30
1985 2,206 1,030 2,865.12 1,043 805 1,491.77 725 112 785.56 522 453.24
1986 2,162 1,044 2,802.46 985 855 1,457.49 704 133 775.83 490 418.08
1987 2,125 1,059 2,791.32 913 836 1,377.74 700 148 779.56 426 371.05
1988 2,146 1,086 2,831.26 862 811 1,313.79 701 186 803.13 449 396.38
Western Board
1979 2,439 325 2,637.44 1,325 450 1,585.00 554 59 585.16 410 375.19
1980 2,479 333 2,684.82 1,295 484 1,574.28 583 58 613.87 415 380.90
1981 2,688 352 2,908.54 1,317 497 1,605.44 605 53 633.16 424 378.33
1982 2,683 347 2,901.12 1,312 555 1,636.78 612 64 645.78 426 388.87
1983 2,717 342 2,932.25 1,298 556 1,621.27 608 83 652.96 431 397.74
1984 2,650 332 2,860.00 1,224 576 1,564.59 633 85 677.97 446 410.13
1985 2,688 312 2,885.74 1,191 577 1,533.18 659 95 709.29 449 413.80
1986 2,636 318 2,833.52 1,176 587 1,528.06 664 118 727.23 424 390.66
1987 2,663 301 2,856.73 1,132 591 1,487.66 653 105 708.05 392 359.30
1988 2,629 305 2,821.10 1,065 609 1,426.14 719 124 787.24 416 380.42