§ Mr MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the latest figures and list the number of staff employed by the regional health authorities in the last three years.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing for each of the 14 former English regional health authorities(a) the number of core regional health authorities staff, (b) the number of other regional health authority-employed staff and (c) total regional health authority staff for each year since 1990.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information available is shown in the tables.
Numbers of regional health authority headquarters staff by function (WTE) March 1994; March 1993; July 1992 (core staff only); September 1990 (total staff only) Core Staff Other Total 1994 Northern 159 1,328 1,487 Yorkshire 179 1,311 1,490 Trent 231 572 803 East Anglian 141 392 533 North West Thames 134 292 426 North East Thames 139 546 685 South East Thames 237 333 570 South West Thames 161 292 453 Wessex 242 335 577 Oxford 167 651 818 South Western 183 1,165 1,348 West Midlands 196 1,029 1,226 Mersey 179 907 1,086 North Western 265 1,165 1,431 TOTAL 2,613 10,318 12,930 1993 Northern 318 1,410 1,728 Yorkshire 343 2,731 3,074 Trent 299 566 865 East Anglian 163 413 576 North West Thames 220 316 536 North East Thames 211 622 834 South East Thames 338 323 660 South West Thames 262 527 789 Wessex 308 285 593 Oxford 184 606 790 South Western 228 1,147 1,375 West Midlands 428 2,347 2,775 Mersey 194 931 1,125 North Western 410 1,148 1,558 TOTAL 3,905 13,371 17,276
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1992 Core staff Northern 656 Yorkshire 518 Trent 509 East Anglian 292 North West Thames 361 North East Thames 580 South East Thames 604 South West Thames 611 Wessex 331 Oxford 567 South Western 559 West Midlands 1,168 Mersey 313 North Western 785 TOTAL 7,854
1990 Total Northern 2,740 Yorkshire 3,050 Trent 3,340 East Anglian 1,330 North West Thames 1,750 North East Thames 2,710 South East Thames 2,210 South West Thames 2,080 Wessex 1,430 Oxford 1,670 South Western 1,800 West Midlands 4,640 Mersey 1,740 North Western 3,130 TOTAL 33,620 Notes:
1. Data separated into 'core' and 'other' functions were not collected before 1992.
2. 1992 RHA total staffing is not available.
3. 1990 figures are from the September census data and cannot be disaggregated into 'core' and 'other' staff.
4. Figures in the 'Total' column include consultants, senior registrars and ambulance staff on RHA payrolls.
5. No RHA staffing figures are available for 1991.