HC Deb 07 July 1993 vol 228 cc184-5W
Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give details of the numbers of health service directly-employed staff by main staff group for each year from 1987 to 1992 and give the changes between each year and over the whole period in numbers and percentages.

Mr. Ancram

The information is as follows:

HPSS work force by staff group (whole-time equivalents)
Main Staff Groups 1988 Compared with 1987 1989 Compared with 1988 1990 Compared with 1989
1987 1988 Numbers Per cent. 1989 Numbers Per cent. 1990 Numbers Per cent.
Medical 2,007.66 2,036.91 + 20.25 + 1.46 2,073.52 + 36.51 + 1.8 1,997.57 95.95 -4.63
Trained Nursing 12,293.16 12,581.10 + 287.94 + 2.34 12,507.94 -73.16 -0.58 12,471.98 -35.96 -0.29
Student Nursing 2,924.00 2,841.90 -82.10 -2.81 2,733.03 -108.87 -3.83 11,678.24 -154.79 -5.66
Other Nursing 2,747.84 2,776.61 + 28.77 + 1.05 2,855.15 + 78.54 + 2.83 2,946.71 + 91.56 + 3.21
Paramedical 2,365.76 2,440.54 + 74.78 + 3.16 2,484.12 +43.58 + 1.79 2,564.08 + 69.96 + 2.82
Admin and Clerical 5,787.98 5,944.29 + 156.31 + 2.70 6,257.90 + 313.61 + 5.28 6,748.95 + 491.05 + 7.85
Domestic and Allied 8,927.95 8,510.79 -417.16 -4.67 7,905.80 -604.99 -7.11 7,127.49 -778.31 -9.84
Tradesmen 951.61 927.00 -24.61 -2.59 913.00 -14.00 -1.51 878.00 -35.00 -3.83
Other Grades 611.73 596.97 -14.76 -2.41 556.78 -40.19 -6.73 526.78 -30.00 -5.39
Social Services 4,380.29 4,463.17 + 82.88 +1.89 4,552.56 + 89.39 + 2.00 4,624.16 + 71.60 + 1.57
Dental 361.24 355.71 -5.53 -1.53 344.80 -10.91 -3.07 339.84 -4.96 -1.44
Pharmacy 235.09 237.60 + 2.51 + 1.07 247.70 + 10.10 -4.25 250.39 + 2.96 + 1.09
Ambulance 579.25 575.75 -3.50 -0.60 567.84 -7.91 -1.37 588.43 + 20.59 + 3.63
Home Helps 2,965.81 2,758.82 -206.99 -6.98 2,703.14 -55.68 -2.02 2,373.48 -329.66 -12.20
Total 47,139.37 47,047.16 -92.21 -0.20 46,703.28 -343.88 -0.73 45,986.10 -717.18 -1.51
Excludes 188 Project 2000 Student Nurses
HPSS work force by staff group (whole-time equivalents)
Main Staff Groups 1991 Compared with 1990 1992 Compared with 1991 1992 Compared with 1987
1991 Numbers Per cent. 1992 Numbers Per cent. Numbers Per cent.
Medical 2,027.22 +49.65 + 2.51 1,943.82 -8.34 -4.11 + 63.84 -3.18
Trained Nursing 12,506.44 + 34.46 + 0.28 12,343.90 -162.54 -1.30 + 50.74 + 0.41
Student Nursing 11,786.30 -811.94 -31.49 2942.40 -823.9 46.65 -1,998.60 -67.77
Other Nursing 3,253.93 + 307.22 +10.43 3,267.75 + 13.82 + 0.43 + 519.91 + 18.92
Paramedical 2,679.21 + 125.13 +4.9 2,746.00 + 66.79 + 2.49 + 380.24 + 16.07
Admin and Clerical 7,379.17 + 630.22 + 9.34 7,632.45 + 253.28 + 3.43 + 1,844.67 + 31.87
Domestic and Allied 6,215.58 -911.91 -12.79 5,678.67 -536.91 -8.64 -3,249.28 -36.39
Tradesmen 839.00 -39.00 -4.44 801.00 -38.00 -4.53 -150.61 -15.83
Other Grades 476.85 -49.93 -9.48 480.15 + 3.30 + 0.69 -131.58 -21.51
Social Services 4,628.71 + 4.55 + 0.10 4,596.99 -31.72 -0.69 + 216.70 + 4.95
Dental 325.50 -14.34 -4.22 321.02 -4.48 -1.38 -40.22 -11.13
Pharmacy 255.11 + 4.72 +1.89 253.88 -1.23 -0.48 + 18.79 + 7.99
Ambulance 579.75 -8.68 -1.48 673.24 + 93.39 + 16.13 +93.99 + 16.23
Home Helps 2,268.62 -104.86 -4.42 2,085.85 -182.77 -8.06 -879.96 -29.67
Total 45,201.40 -784.70 -1.71 43,767.12 -1,434.28 -3.17 -3,372.25 -7.15
1Excludes 861 Project 2000 Student Nurses.
2 Excludes 1,441 Project 200 Student Nurses.