HC Deb 11 February 1992 vol 203 cc456-60W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state the present organisational structure of the NHS management executive with the numbers of staff involved in each directorate area and division within their grades.

Mr. Dorrell

The present structure of the NHS management executive and the numbers of staff involved are shown in the tables.

NHS Management Executive Staff in Post on 1 January 1992
Chief Executive and Directors Number
Grade 1a 1
Grade 2 6
Principal Nursing Officer 1
Total 18
1non-executive Director
Corporate Affairs Directorate
Central Management of the Management Executive Number
Grade 5 2
Senion Medical Officer 1
Grade 7 6.5
Senior Executive Officer 6
Higher Executive Officer 15
Executive Officer 13
Administrative Officer 7
Administrative Assistant 5
Personal Secretary 4
Typist 1
Total 60.5
Policy unit Number
Grade 5 1
Senior Executive Officer 1
Personal Secretary 1
Total 3
Information management group Number
Grade 3 1
Grade 5 2
Grade 6 2
Grade 7 15
Senior Executive Officer 19
Higher Executive Officer 16
Executive Officer 12
Administrative Officer 11
Administrative Assistant 4
Personal Secretary 5
Consultants 39
NHS Technical and Administrative Support 34
TOTAL 160
Economic and operational research Number
Grade 5 2
Grade 7 7
Economic Assistant/Senior Economic Assistant 3
Economic and operational research Number
Senior/Higher/Scientific Officer 3
Executive Officer 1
Personal Secretary 1
TOTAL 17
Personnel and Resources in the Management Executive
Number
Grade 5 1
Grade 6 2
Grade 7 4
Senior Executive Officer 2
Higher Executive Officer 13
Executive Officer 12
Administrative Officer 5
Administrative Assistant 1
Senior Personal Secretary 1
Personal Secretary 2
Total 43
Performance Management Directorate
Number
Grade 3 1
Grade 4 2
Grade 5 5
Grade 6 2
Grade 7 21
Senior Executive Officer 1
Higher Executive Officer 15
Executive Officer 16
Administrative Officer 7
Administrative Assistant 5
Senior Personal Secretary 4
Personal Secretary 7
Total 86
Research and Development Directorate
Number
Grade 4 1
Grade 5 1
Grade 6 2
Grade 7 2
Senior Executive Officer 2
Higher Executive Officer 6
Executive Officer 4
Administrative Officer 6
Administrative Assistant 2
Personal Secretary 1
Total 29
Finance and Corporate Information Directorate
Number
Finance
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 5 4.0
Grade 6 2.0
Grade 7 14.5
Senior Executive Officer 5.0
Higher Executive Officer 22.0
Executive Officer 17.0
Administrative Officer 15.5
Administrative Assistant 3.0
Senior Personal Secretary 1.0
Personal Secretary 6.0
Total 90.0
Corporate Information Number
Grade 5 2.0
Grade 6 3.0
Grade 7 15.0
Senior Executive Officer 3.0
Higher Executive Officer 11.0
Executive Officer 14.0
Administrative Officer 5.0
Administrative Assistant 2.0
Personal Secretary 2.0
Total 47.0
Health Care Directorate
Number
Medical manpower and education
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 5 4.0
Grade 7 4.0
Senior Executive Officer 2.0
Higher Executive Officer 5.0
Executive officer 9.0
Administrative Officer 2.0
Administrative Assistant 2.0
Personal Secretary 3.0
Senior personal Secretary 1.0
Typist 1.0
Total 34.0
Number
Services development
Grade 3 2.0
Grade 5 6.5
Grade 6 2.5
Grade 7 11.0
Senior Executive Officer 5.0
Higher Executive Officer 9.0
Executive Officer 13.0
Administrative Officer 10.0
Administrative Assistant 3.0
Senior Personal Secretary 3.0
Personal Secretary 7.0
Typist 1.0
Total 73.0
Number
Public health
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 5 4.5
Higher Executive Officer 2.0
Senior Personal Secretary 1.0
Personal Secretary 2.5
Total 11.0
Nursing Directorate
Number
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 5 1.0
Grade 6 13.0
Higher Executive Officer 1.0
Executive Officer 0.6
Administrative Officer 1.0
Senior Personal Secretary 1.0
Personal Secretary 8.0
Total 26.6
Personnel Directorate
Personnel development division (including NHS Women's Unit)
Number
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 5 2.0
Grade 6 1.0
Grade 7 .5
Senior Executive Officer 3.5
Higher Executive Officer 5.0
Executive Officer 3.0
Administrative Officer 3.0
Administrative Assistant 1.0
Personal Secretary 1.0
Total 21
Health Authority Personnel (including HAP Statistics)
Number
Grade 3 1.0
Grade 4 1.0
Grade 5 4.0
Grade 6 2.0
Grade 7 12.5
Senior Executive Officer 9.5
Higher Executive Officer 26.0
Executive Officer 31.5
Administrative Officer 25.0
Administrative Assistant 9.0
Senior Personal Secretary 2.0
Personal Secretary 5.0
Typist 2.0
Total 130.5
Health authority superannuation branch
Number
Grade 6 1.0
Grade 7 4.0
Senior Executive Officer 12.0
Higher Executive Officer 32.0
Executive Officer 102.0
Administrative Officer 277.0
Administrative Assistant 106.5
Personal Secretary 1.0
Support Manager Grade 3 1.0
Support Grade Band 1 8.0
Support Grade Band 2 46.0
Typist 13.5
TOTAL 604.0

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state the numbers of staff employed on the NHS management executive, and the cost of salary ranges of such staff(a) before the functions review took place and (b) at the present time.

Mr. Dorrell

Before the functions review took place there was a chief executive and nine directors, plus one part-time non-executive director, on the NHS management executive at an annual cost of £719,492. The salary range was £44,205 to £85,447. One director was on secondment for whose services a fee is paid. Following the functions review there is the chief executive and seven directors plus one part-time non-executive director. The annual cost is £591,614 and the salary range is £44,205 to £85,447, with a fee paid in respect of one director.