§ Ms Janet AndersonTo 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 since 1987; and what were the changes between each year and the next over the whole period in numbers,and percentages.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows:
HPSS workforce by staff group (whole time equivalents) Main staff groups Numbers 1987 Medical 2,007.66 Trained Nursing 12,293.16 Student Nursing 2,924.00 Other Nursing 2,747.84 Paramedical 2,365.76 Administration and Clerical 5,787.98 Domestic and Allied 8,927.95 Tradesmen 951.61 Other Grades 611.73 Social Services 4,380.29 Dental 361.24 Pharmacy 235.09 Ambulance 579.25 Home Helps 2,965.81 Total 47,139.37 299W
1988 compared with 1987 Main staff groups 1988 Numbers Per cent. Medical 2,036.91 +20.25 +1.46 Trained nursing 12,581.10 +287.94 +2.34 Student nursing 2,841.90 -82.10 -2.81 Other nursing 2,776.61 +28.77 +1.05 Paramedical 2,440.54 +74.78 +3.16 Administration and clerical 5,944.29 +156.31 +2.70 Domestic and Allied 8,510.79 -417.16 +4.67 Tradesmen 927.00 -24.61 -2.59 Other Grades 596.97 -14.76 -2.41 Social Services 4,463.17 +82.88 +1.89 Dental 355.71 -5.53 -1.53 Pharmacy 237.60 +2.51 +1.07 Ambulance 575.75 -3.50 -0.60 Home Helps 2,758.82 -206.99 -6.98 Total 47,047.16 -92.21 -0.20
1989 compared with 1988 Main staff groups 1989 Numbers Per cent. Medical 2,073.52 +36.51 +1.80 Trained nursing 12,507.94 -73.16 -0.58 Student nursing 2,733.03 -108.87 -3.83 Other nursing 2,855.15 +78.54 +2.83 Paramedical 2,484.12 +43.58 +1.79 Administration and clerical 6,257.90 +313.61 +5.28 Domestic and allied 7,905.80 -604.99 -7.11 Tradesmen 913.00 -14.00 -1.51 Other grades 556.78 -40.19 -6.73 Social services 4,552.56 +89.39 +2.00 Dental 344.80 -10.91 -3.07 Pharmacy 247.70 +10.10 -4.25 Ambulance 567.84 -7.91 -1.37 Home helps 2,703.14 -55.68 -2.02 Total 46,703.28 -343.88 -0.73
1990 compared with 1989 Main staff groups 1990 Numbers Per cent. Medical 1,977.57 95.95 -4.63 Trained Nursing 12,471.98 -35.96 -0.29 Student Nursing 11,678.24 -154.79 -5.66 Other Nursing 2,946.71 +91.56 +3.21 Paramedical 2,564.08 +69.96 +2.82 Administration and Clerical 6,748.95 +491.05 +7.85 Domestic and Allied 7,127.49 -778.31 -9.84 Tradesmen 878.00 -35.00 -3.83 Other Grades 526.78 -30.00 -5.39 Social Services 4,624.16 +71.60 +1.57 Dental 339.84 -4.96 -1.44 Pharmacy 250.39 +2.96 +1.09 Ambulance 588.43 +20.59 +3.63 Home Helps 2,373.48 -329.66 -12.20 TOTAL 45,986.10 -717.18 -1.51
1991 compared with 1990 Main staff groups 1991 Numbers Per cent. Medical 2,027.22 +49.65 +2.51 Trained Nursing 12,506.44 +34.46 +0.28 Student Nursing 21,786.30 -811.94 -31.49 Other Nursing 3,253.93 +307.22 +10.43 Paramedical 2,679.21 +125.13 +4.9 Administration and Clerical 7,379.17 +630.22 +9.34 Domestic and Allied 6,215.58 -911.91 -12.79 Tradesmen 839.00 -39.00 -4.44 Other Grades 476.85 -49.93 -9.48 Social Services 4,628.71 +4.55 +0.10 Dental 325.50 -14.34 -4.22 Pharmacy 255.11 +4.72 +1.89 Ambulance 579.75 -8.68 -1.48 Home Helps 2,268.62 -104.86 -4.42 TOTAL 45,201.40 -784.70 -1.71 300W
1992 compared with 1991 Main staff groups 1992 Numbers Per cent. Medical 1,943.82 -8.34 -4.11 Trained nursing 12,343.90 -162.54 -1.30 Student nursing 3942.40 -823.9 46.65 Other nursing 3,267.75 +13.82 +0.43 Paramedical 2,746.00 +66.79 +2.49 Administrative and Clerical 7,632.45 +253.28 +3.43 Domestic and allied 5,678.67 -536.91 -8.64 Tradesmen 801.00 -38.00 -4.53 Other grades 480.15 +3.30 +0.69 Social services 4,596.99 -31.72 -0.69
1992 compared with 1991 Main staff groups 1992 Numbers Per cent. Dental 321.02 -4.48 -1.38 Pharmacy 253.88 -1.23 -0.48 Ambulance 673.24 +93.39 +16.13 Home helps 2,085.85 -182.77 -8.06 TOTAL 43,767.12 -1,434.28 -3.17
1993 compared with 1992 Main staff groups 1993 Numbers Per cent. Medical 1,968.26 +24.44 +1.26 Trained nursing 12,230.88 -113.02 -0.92 Student nursing 4230.10 -712.30 -75.58 Other nursing 3,384.69 +116.94 +3.58 Paramedical 2,785.82 +39.82 +1.45 Administrative and Clerical 7,804.27 +171.82 +2.25 Domestic and allied 5,407.78 -270.89 -4.77 Tradesmen 781.00 -20.00 -2.50 Other grades 447.62 -32.53 -6.77 Social services 4,543.92 -53.07 -1.15 Dental 314.96 -6.06 -1.89 Pharmacy 258.29 +4.41 +1.74 Ambulance 669.92 +3.32 -0.49 Home helps 1,974.95 -110.90 -5.32 TOTAL 42,802.46 -964.66 -2.20
Main staff groups 1993 compared with 1987 Numbers Per cent. Medical -39.40 -1.96 Trained Nursing -62.28 -0.51 Student Nursing -2,693.90 -92.13 Other Nursing +636.85 +23.18 Paramedical +420.06 +17.76 Admin and Clerical +2,016.29 +34.84 Domestic and Allied -3,520.17 -39.43 Tradesmen -170.61 -17.93 Other Grades -164.11 -26.83 Social Services +163.63 +3.74 Dental -46.28 -12.81 Pharmacy +23.20 +9.87 Ambulance +90.67 +15.65 Home Helps -990.86 -33.41 Total -4,336.91 -9.20 1 Excludes 188 Project 2,000 Student Nurses. 2 Excludes 861 Project 2,000 Student Nurses. 3 Excludes 1,441 Project 2,000 Student Nurses. 4 Excludes 1,694 Project 2,000 Student Nurses.