§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many (a) administrative and clerical staff, (b) managerial staff, (c) medical staff, and (d) nursing and midwifery staff were employed in11 each health board, directly managed unit, and trust in Northern Ireland for each year since 1989, and what was the total salary costs for these groups of staff.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)The information requested is as follows:28WA
1. Combined Administrative, Clerical and Managerial Staffing Levels and Nursing and Midwifery Staffing Levels—1989 Whole time equivalent figures at 1989 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Eastern Health and Social Services Board HQ 799 64 Northern Health and Social Services Board HQ 336 18 Southern Health and Social Services Board HQ 162 4 Western Health and Social Services Board HQ 132 3 Units of Management Belfast City Hospital 368 1,638 Musgrave Park Hospital 91 539 Muckamore Abbey Hospital 27 505 South Belfast Community 102 109 Purdysbum Hospital 59 637 Ulster Hospital 139 747 Belvoir Park/Foster Green 65 333 East Belfast and Castlereagh 123 172 Royal Group of Hospitals 596 2,151 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 83 327 North and West Belfast Community 153 183 Lisburn 139 534 Ards/North Down 161 703 Down 113 690 Coleraine/Balleymoney/Moyle 153 529 Cookstown and Magherafelt 98 337 Antrim and Ballymena 266 1,261 Carrickfergus and Larne 222 638 Armagh and Dungannon 232 1,077 Banbridge and Craigavon 268 1,163 Newry and Mourne 175 526 Londonderry/Limavady/ Strabane 365 1,549 Omagh 157 909 Fermanagh 130 401 Total 5,714 17,747 Source: Quarterly Cost Analysis.
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2. Combined Administrative, Clerical and Managerial Staffing Levels and Nursing and Midwifery Staffing Levels—1990 Whole time equivalent figures at 1990 (September) Employing Authority Administrative and Clerical (including Managerial) Nursing and Midwifery Eastern Health and Social Services Board HQ 845 56 Northern Health and Social Services Board HQ 353 20 Southern Health and Social Services Board HQ 144 3 Western Health and Social Services Board HQ 164 5 Units of Management Belfast City Hospital 392 1,564 Greenpark 167 915 S & E Belfast Community 308 852 Ulster, N. Down and Ards Hospitals 218 1,328 Royal Group of Hospitals 620 2,256 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 91 335 N & W Belfast Community 226 717 Down and Lisburn 262 1,226
Whole time equivalent figures at 1990 (September) Employing Authority Administrative and Clerical (including Managerial) Nursing and Midwifery N. Down and Ards Community 120 166 Causeway 174 527 Bannside 406 1,576 Loughside 236 631 Armagh and Dungannon 205 799 Craigavon and Banbridge Hospital 232 902 Craigavon and Banbridge Community 73 124 Newry and Mourne 183 534 Southern Mental Health 51 317 Altnagelvin Group 196 957 Foyle Community 166 289 Western Mental Health 104 837 Omagh/Fermanagh Hospital and Community 230 820 Total 6,166 17,756
3. Combined administrative, clerical and managerial staffing levels and nursing and midwifery staffing levels—1991 Whole time equivalent figures at 1991 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Eastern health and social services board HQ 686 51 Northern health and social services board HQ 205 15 Southern health and social services board HQ 140 1 Western health and social services board HQ 146 95 Limits of management — — Belfast city hospital 488 1,545 Greenpark 212 848 South and East Belfast community 346 828 Ulster, North Down and Ards hospitals 251 1,259 Royal group of hospitals 754 2,274 Mayer Infirmorum hospital 113 330 North and West Belfast community 271 717 Down and Lisburn 303 1,151 North Down and Ards community 131 171 Causeway 246 559 Bannside 566 1,534 Loughside 309 611 Armagh and Dungannon 252 776 Craigavon and Banbridge hospital. 239 853 Craigavon and Banbridge community 91 124 Newry and Mourne 184 539 Southern Mental health 62 348 Altnagelvin group 267 936 Foyle community 167 296 Western Mental health 105 760 Omagli/Fermanagh hospital and community 226 839 Total 6,760 17,460 Source: Quarterly cost analysis.
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4. Combined administrative, clerical and managerial staffing levels and nursing and midwifery staffing levels—1992 Whole time equivalent figures at 1992 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Eastern health and social services board HQ 517 44 Northern health and social services board HQ 203 17 Southern health and social services board HQ 163 5 Western health and social' services board HQ 161 3 Units of management Belfast city hospital 507 1,459 Greenpark 232 780 South and East Belfast community 408 798 Ulster, North Down and Ards hospital 298 1,148 Royal group and hospitals 751 2,041 Mater Infirmorum hospital 125 317 North and West Belfast community 331 693 Down and Lisburn 384 1,075 North Down and Ards community 165 175 Causeway 269 556 Bannside 598 1,450 Loughside 343 601 Armagh and Dungannon 262 758 Craigavon and Banbridge hospital 251 779 Craigavon and Banbridge community 104 145 Newry and Mourne 194 549 Southern Mental health 70 367 Altnagelvin group 289 928 Foyle community 182 285 Western Mental health 123 737 Omagh/Fermanagh hospital and community 251 817 Total 7,181 16,527 Source: Quarterly cost analysis.
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5. Combined Administrative, Clerical and Managerial Staffing Levels and Nursing and Midwifery Staffing Levels—1993 Whole time equivalent figures at 1993 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Eastern Health and Social Services Board HQ 278 37 Northern Health and Social Services Board HQ 174 15 Southern Health and Social Services Board HQ 141 6 Western Health and Social Services Board HQ 352 5 Units of Management — — S & E Belfast Community 400 721 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 121 288 N & W Belfast Community 368 698 Down and Lisburn 405 1,002 N Down and Ards Community 201 168 Causeway 293 557 Bannside 670 1,431 Loughside 352 587
Whole time equivalent figures at 1993 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Armagh and Dungannon 288 763 Craigavon and Bambridge Community 131 167 Newry and Mourne 192 561 Southern Mental Health 59 366 Altnagelvin Group 176 854 Foyle Community 177 265 Western Mental Health 72 705 Omagh/Fermanagh Hospital and Community 241 773 Total 5,091 9,969 Source:Quarterly Cost Analysis.
Notes: Figures for the managerial staff group for the period 1989 to 1993 are not readily available and could only be compiled by means of a detailed manual exercise at disproportionate cost.
Figures rounded to the nearest whole number.
Trusts became operational in Northern Ireland on 1 April 1993. Information is as follows:
6. Combined administrative, clerical and managerial staffing levels and nursing and midwifery staffing levels in HSS trusts—1993 Whole time equivalent figures at 1993 (September) Employing authority Administrative and clerical (including managerial) Nursing and midwifery Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust 462 1,281 Greenpark Healthcare Trust 240 744 Ulster, North Down and Ards Hospital Trust 325 1,042 Royal Group of Hospitals and Dental Hospital Trust 738 1,802 Eastern Ambulance Service HSS Trust 20 0 Craigavon Area Hospital HSS Trust 250 735 Total 2,035 5,605 Source:Quarterlyl cost analysis.
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7. Medical staffing levels by board (including units of management)— Headcount 1989 to 1992 Board 1989 1990 1991 1992 11993 Eastern 1,030 1,048 1,020 1,072 — Northern 216 220 231 239 — Southern 188 193 196 207 — Western 181 191 199 201 — TOTAL 1,615 1,652 1,646 1,719 — 1Information not currently available. Source: NIMEDICS
It is not possible to provide breakdown of medical staffing in the format requested as medical staff contracts for the above years were held by HSS Boards.
8. Total salary costs for staff groups—1989–90 to 1992–93 Staff group Total Cost Administrative and Clerical/Managerial 1989–90 56,035,955 1990–91 67,544,228 1991–92 72,972,660 1992–93 91,229,760 Medical 1989–90 59,023,169 1990–91 64,969,868 1991–92 73,143,052 1992–93 82,697,745 Nursing and Midwifery 1989–90 204,278,920 1990–91 217,380,300 1991–92 239,086,431 1992–93 253,935,095