§ 75. Mr. HoltTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the annual percentage increase in each of the past five years for(a) staff nurses, (b) consultants, (c) ambulance men of five years' service, (d) hospital administrators and (e) regional health officials.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyData are not available for three of the five groups over the period requested. Staff nurses ceased to exist as a separate pay grade on 1 April 1988. Hospital administrators were replaced by general managers from 1984 onwards. Regional health officials is a diverse category of staff with a number of different pay determination arrangements. The table shows settlements of the other two groups.
Percentage settlements in pay years (1 August to 31 July) Years Consultants Ambulancemen 1984–85 6.2 17.8 1985–86 9.5 6.0 1986–87 8.2 5.0 1987–88 8.1 25.4 1988–89 8.0 3— 1 A salaried pay structure was introduced on 1 March 1986. The level of increase assumed that all productivity increases were achieved. 2 In addition the standard working week was reduced by one hour from 40 to 39 hours. 3 The management side has offered 9 per cent, over 18 months. Staff in the London ambulance service would receive increases ranging from 10.9 to 12.1 per cent, and some 2,000 staff with extended training to NHSTA standards and who are required to use paramedical skills would receive an additional £500 per annum.