§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the overall cost of management staff and administrative staff in the NHS in Scotland in(a) 1989–90 (b) 1995–96. [37372]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe overall cost of management staff and administrative staff in the NHS in Scotland in(a) 1989–90 was £130,055 million and (b) 1994–95 was £255,732 million. The figures for 1995–96 are not currently available. The expenditure shown for 1994–95 includes senior nurses and clinicians who have transferred to the general/senior mangers' pay scales.