HC Deb 11 July 1994 vol 246 cc418-9W
Mr Milburn

To 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. Blunkett

To 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. Mawhinney

The 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

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.