Press and Public Relations Staff (Hansard, 18 February 1994)

HC Deb 18 February 1994 vol 237 c1048W 1048W

§ Ms Tessa Jowell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many press and public relations officers were employed by the NHS for each year from 1989 to 1993.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
The information collected centrally does not separately identify press and public relations staff. At 30 September 1989 and 30 September 1990 some 210 and 240 whole-time equivalent staff respectively were engaged in public relations work in the national health service. Those totals include support staff.