HC Deb 26 July 2000 vol 354 cc613-6W
Mr. Sanders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) clinical and (b) biomedical scientists there are within each range of the relevant payscales. [108306]

Mr. Denham

The information requested is in the tables.

Estimated number of clinical scientists directly employed by NHS Trusts, England
Spine Point Headcount Whole-time equivalent
Grade A:
00 80 80
01 60 60
02 50 50
03 40 40
04 20 20
05 30 30
06 20 20
07 20 20
Other Grade A: 120 120
Grade B:
08 90 80
09 70 70
10 180 170
11 70 70
12 90 90
13 150 140
14 100 90
15 90 80
16 190 170
17 120 110
18 80 80
19 150 150
20 80 80
21 60 60
22 90 90
23 30 30
24 180 180
Other Grade B: 480 450
Grade C:
23 10 10
24 10 10
25 10 10
26 20 20
27 20 20
28 1 1
29 20 20
30 20 20
31 120 110
32 40 40
33 40 40
34 40 40
35 30 30
36 50 50
Other Grade C: 90 80
Other clinical scientists: 30 20
All clinical scientists: 3,300 3,150
1 Indicates less than 5.

Note:

Totals based on unrounded figures.

Source:

Department of Health's August 1999 NHS Earnings Survey.

Estimates number of biomedical scientists directly employed by NHS Trusts, England
Pre-April 1999 Post-April 1999
Spine point Headcount Whole-time equivalent Headcount Whole-time equivalent
Trainee Grade:
01 70 70 1 1
02 30 30 1 1
03 30 30 1 1
04 20 20 1 1
05 50 50 1 1
06 60 60 1 1
07 70 70 270 270
08 110 100 70 70
09 220 220 110 100
10 1 1 220 220
Other Trainee staff 130 130 130 130

Estimates number of biomedical scientists directly employed by NHS Trusts, England
Pre-April 1999 Post-April 1999
Spine point Headcount Whole-time equivalent Headcount Whole-time equivalent
Grade 1:
14 160 160
15 210 210 160 160
16 210 200 210 210
17 200 190 210 200
18 180 160 200 190
19 220 210 180 160
20 240 210 220 210
21 2,420 2,040 240 210
22 880 800 2,420 2,040
23 370 340 880 880
24 170 160 370 340
25 1 1 170 160
Other Grade 1 staff 650 600 650 600
Grade 2:
22 40 40 1 1
23 120 120 160 150
24 100 90 100 90
25 170 160 170 160
26 120 110 120 110
27 110 110 110 110
28 80 80 80 80
29 1,100 1,040 1,100 1,040
30 410 390 410 390
31 330 320 330 320
32 220 220 220 220
Other Grade 2 staff 410 400 410 400
Grade 3:
30 20 10 20 10
31 30 30 30 30
32 20 20 20 20
33 680 670 680 670
34 290 280 290 280
35 190 190 190 190
36 210 210 210 210
Other Grade 3 staff 170 170 170 170
Grade 4:
34 2 2 2 2
35 2 2 2 2
36 10 10 10 10
37 210 210 210 210
38 50 50 50 50
39 50 50 50 50
40 90 90 90 90
Other Grade 4 staff 50 50 50 50
Other biomedical scientists 70 60 70 60
All biomedical scientists 12,070 11,260 12,070 11,260
1 Indicates a redundant spine point.
2 Indicates less than 5, but greater than zero.

Note:

Totals based on unrounded figures.

Source:

Department of Health's August 1999 NHS Earnings Survey.

Mr. Hilary Benn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average level of pay for medical laboratory scientific officers on grade 1 of the payscale working in hospitals in the United Kingdom. [115488]

Mr. Denham

The recently published results of the Department's August 1999 National Health Service Earnings Survey, copies of which are available in the Library, show that the estimated average full-time equivalent salary for all Grade 1 NHS Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers (biomedical scientists) on national payscales was £16,800 after the pay awards for April 2000 are taken into account and rises to £22,100 if all other payments e.g. allowances and overtime, are included.