§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed within the national health service in administration and management, by(a) hospitals and (b) family health service authorities in each of the years 1990, 1991 and 1992; and what the costs were in each year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information available is shown in the tables.
Staff numbers in England at 30 September each year (whole-time equivalents) Administrative and clerical General and senior1 managers 1990 1991 1990 1991 Hospitals and2 community health services 111,640 118,810 8,990 12,400 Family health service authorities 4,350 4,650 640 820 Source: Annual Census of Non-Medical Manpower.
Notes:
1 In 1991 administrative and clerical staff represented approximately 15.9 per cent. of the total NHS work force; general and senior managers approximately 1.7 per cent. General and senior manager figures include some redesignation between staff groups, for example from nursing and midwifery.
2 Staff numbers solely for hospitals are not centrally available. The figures in the table include staff in regional and district health authority headquarters and the London postgraduate teaching hospitals but exclude staff in other special health authorities and the London ambulance service.
3 Figures for 1991 include staff in NHS trusts.
4 Figures for 1992 are not yet available.
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Staff salaries and wages costs in England for the financial years 1990–91 and 1991–92 Administrative and Clerical (£000) General and Senior Managers (£000) 1990–91 1991–92 1990–91 1991–92 Hospitals and1 community health services 1,187,029 1,382,758 251,475 383,380
Administrative and Management Grades2 1990–91 (£000) 1991–92 (£000) Family health service authorities 66,253 79,942 Sources: Annual accounts (1990–91) and annual financial returns (1991–92) of family health service authorities and of regional and district health authorities in England and those of the special health authorities for the London postgraduate teaching hospitals. Annual financial returns of the first-wave NHS trusts (1991–92).
1HCHS covers the total expenditure on salaries and wages by health authorities and NHS trusts including hospital, community health, patient transport (ie ambulances), blood transfusion and other services. The figures are for gross pay costs including employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions.
2It is not possible to disaggregate the figures for administrative and clerical staff and general and senior managers in the family health service authority figures. The figures include the costs of a small number of nursing and other staff.
Notes:
(1) The figures for 1991–92 include costs for staff in NHS Trusts.
(2) Figures for the 1992–93 financial year are not yet available.
(3) In 1991–92, Administrative and Clerical pay costs represented approximately 11 per cent. of total HCHS staff costs and those for general and senior managers approximately 3 per cent.