§ Mr. SandersTo 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. DenhamThe information requested is in the tables.
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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.
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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 BennTo 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. DenhamThe 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 national616W 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.