§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list (1) by health authority area and (2) health authority, trust or equivalent body the number of(a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives, (d) health visitors, (e) administration and clerical staff and (f) managers in (i) 1990, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1994, (iv) 1995 and (v) 1996. [18897]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) on 10 December 1996, columns168–72, by my right hon. Friend. Information for 1996 is given in the following table. Information for nurses, midwives and health visitors is not available separately, and the total of nursing and midwifery staff is therefore shown.
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Staff in post as at 30 September 1996 (Whole time equivalent numbers) Organisation1 Doctors2 Nursing and midwifery staff3 Administrative and clerical4 Managers Velindre NHS Trust 14 102 111 18 Bro Taf Health Authority 17 7 269 92 Total 1,072 6,789 3,053 506 Dyfed Powys Carmarthen and District NHS Trust 110 607 242 23 Ceredigion and Mid Wales NHS Trust 51 389 142 29 Derwen NHS Trust 29 458 121 13 Llanelli Dinefwr NHS Trust 71 527 146 19 Pembrokeshire NHS Trust 100 701 268 17 Powys Healthcare NHS Trust 42 944 208 17 Dyfed Powys Health Authority 6 — 147 57 Total 409 3,626 1,274 175 Gwent Glan Hafren NHS Trust 304 1,882 651 77 Gwent Community Health NHS Trust 50 1,183 312 64 Nevill Hall and District NHS Trust 108 725 210 19 Gwent Health Authority 9 4 127 35 Total 471 3,794 1,300 195 Morgannwg Bridgend and District NHS Trust 161 1,748 407 46 Glan-y-Mor NHS Trust 126 1,430 414 36 Morriston Hospital NHS Trust 192 1,172 359 33 Swansea NHS Trust 138 855 276 24 West Wales Ambulance NHS Trust7 — — 102 15 Morgannwg Health Authority 9 5 130 32 Total 626 5,210 1,688 186 North Wales Clwydian Community Care NHS Trust 51 1,446 340 56 Glan Clwyd Hospital NHS Trust 165 932 360 34 Gwynedd Community Health NHS Trust 42 1,148 278 28 Gwynedd Hospitals NHS Trust 197 854 292 8 North Wales Ambulance NHS Trust — — 54 12 Wrexham Maelor Hospital NHS Trust 153 921 298 28 North Wales Health Authority 10 10 163 68 Total 618 5,311 1,785 234 Welsh Health Common Services Authority8 4 76 700 113 1 Organisations are listed under the name they had at 30 September 1996. 2 Provisional. Working in the hospital, community or public health service but excluding general medical practitioners. 3 Excluding pre-registration learners. 4 Including managers. 5 Covering the former Mid Glamorgan area. 6 Covering the former areas of South Glamorgan, Gwent and Powys. 7 Covering the former areas of West Glamorgan and East Dyfed. 8 Includes staff employed in Health Promotion Wales.
§ Mr. HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many NHS clerical, administrative and management staff there were in each year since 1989. [18900]
§ Mr. JonesThe information is given in the following table:
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Total directly employed NHS administrative and clerical staff1 September 1989 7,667 September 1990 8,185 September 1991 8,865 September 1992 9,498 September 1993 10,082
Total directly employed NHS administrative and clerical staff1 September 1994 9,905 September 1995 9,875 September 1996 9,799 1 Whole-time equivalents. Includes managers. Excludes GP support staff.