§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many medical and nursing staff worked in occupational health within the NHS for the last three years132W for which figures are available; and what were the grades of these employees. [5152]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 December 1995]: The number of medical and nursing staff working in occupation health within the NHS at 30 September 1993, 1994 and 1995 is shown in the table.
Medical staff 1993 1994 11995 Consultant 10 11 10 Staff grade 2 2 2 Senior registrar 1 3 1 Hospital practitioner 1 1 1 Part-time medical officers (paragraph 94 appointments) 22 21 18 Total 36 38 32 1Provisional.
Nursing staff 1993 1994 11995 Grade I 6 6 5 Grade H 16 15 15 Grade G 24 30 30 Grade F 9 15 14 Grade E 6 8 6 Grade D — 1 — Total 61 75 70 1At 31 March 1995; data for 30 September not available. Most of the medical staff working in occupational health in the NHS do so on a part-time basis.