National Health Service (Hansard, 27 January 1994)

HC Deb 27 January 1994 vol 236 c347W 347W

§ Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of total national health service expenditure has been spent on the employment of managers, advisers, administrators and clerical staff within the whole of the NHS in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Stewart
The information is set out in the table. The figures for salaries include those senior nurses and clinicians who have transferred from clinical to general-senior managers pay scales particularly in later years.

Gross Salaries and Wages of Administration and Clerical Staff1

Year Total NHS Expenditure Per cent.

(£000s) (£000s)

1990–91 171,270 3,066,000 5.6

1991–92 198,286 3,466,000 5.7

1992–93 228,048 3,789,000 6.0

¹Includes general and senior managers.

Gross Salaries and Wages of Administration and Clerical Staff1
Year		Total NHS Expenditure	Per cent.
	(£000s)	(£000s)
1990–91	171,270	3,066,000	5.6
1991–92	198,286	3,466,000	5.7
1992–93	228,048	3,789,000	6.0
¹Includes general and senior managers.