§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio of administrative staff to total number of beds operating in the national health service was in each of the last 10 years. [83287]
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§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Ratio of senior managers and managers in Administration and Estates to the daily average number of NHS beds in England, 1991 to 2001 Senior managers and managers in Administration and Estates (headcount) Total daily average number of beds Ratio 1991 13,500 258,550 0.05 1992 16,860 246,080 0.07 1993 20,320 236,170 0.09 1994 23,350 224,380 0.10 1995 20,840 217,510 0.10 1996 21,260 212,680 0.10 1997 22,170 210,520 0.11 1998 22,690 206,410 0.11 1999 24,290 203,340 0.12 2000 25,260 199,730 0.13 2001 27,420 199,670 0.14 Notes:
1. Figures referred to are the overnight beds i.e. beds in wards open overnight.
2. Beds data are collected on a financial basis each year.
3. Senior managers and managers figures were collected on 30 September each year.
4. A new classification of the non-medical work force was introduced in 1995.
5. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.
6. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
7. Ratios are rounded to two decimal places.
Sources:
1. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
2. Bed figures are taken from the annual Körner return KH03 'bed availability and occupancy'.