§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many managers were in post in each health authority and health trust in England in 1990–91 and 1992–93; and what was the total cost in each year.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information available will be placed in the Library. The figures need to be treated with considerable caution. The number of managers has been deliberately increased since the mid-1980s—not just since the reforms—because the service was previously undermanaged. Much of the increase shown in the table, however, arises from the reclassification of existing staff, including many senior nurses, as managers.