§ Mrs. CurrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give, for the Southern Derbyshire health authority, for the years 1986–87 and 1991–92 (estimate)(a) the number of nurses employed, (b) the number of doctors employed, (c) the number of professions ancillary to medicine and (d) the total staffing.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information is in the table:
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NHS directly employed staff in post by specific staff groups Southern Derbyshire district health authority Nursing and midwifery2 1 Medical3 1 Professions allied to medicine1 Total staff1 30 September 1986 3,850 190 320 7,510 30 September 19915 3,8004 200 400 7,420 Source: Department of Health (SM 13) annual census of medical and non-medical manpower. 1 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalent. 2 Includes agency staff. 3 Includes permanent paid, honorary and locum staff but excludes consultants and senior registrars whose contracts are held by Trent region. 4 Some nurse manager and student posts are no longer included in this definition. 5 These figures have not yet been validated centrally.
§ Mrs. CurrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the level of spending in Southern Derbyshire health authority for the years 1986–87 and 1991–92 (estimated), showing the rate of growth in cash and real terms.
§ Mr. DorrellThe total revenue expenditure of the Southern Derbyshire health authority was £93.6 million (cash) in 1986–87. The authority estimates its 1991–92 revenue expenditure at £164.7 million (cash). This represents an increase of 76 per cent. in cash terms and 26 per cent. in real terms, measured at 1991–92 prices.