§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) administrative, (b) managerial, (c) clerical and (d) other non-practicing medical personnel are employed in (i) the Department of Health, (ii) national health NDPBs, (iii) health trusts, (iv) PCTs and (v) hospitals. [81260]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation available is shown in the tables.
The national health service, the Department of Health and non-departmental public bodies have different definitions for management, administrative and clerical staff, they have been combined for comparison in the table 1 and are shown separately in table 2 for the NHS.
Non-practising medical personnel are not separately identifiable within the non-medical workforce census.
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Table 1: NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS), Department of Health and health non-departmental public bodies: management, administrative and clerical staff employed in England Headcount All managerial, administrative and clerical staff 219,220 NHS Trusts 171,050 Primary care trusts 14,750 Health authorities 17,320 Special health authorities and others 8,540 Department of Health 4,820 Health NDPBs 2,740 Notes:
Figures rounded to nearest 10.
Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts
Table 2: NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) management and administrative and clerical staff by organisation type—England as at September 2001 Headcount All management and administrative staff Administrative managers All clerical and administrative staff1 All NHS 211,650 27,420 184,230 HAs 17,320 5,140 12,180 Trusts 171,050 18,840 152,210 PCTs 14,750 2,580 12,170 SHAs and others 8,540 870 7,670 1 Administration and clerical staff include: Ambulance service support, blood transfusion service, catering, community admin, community care, computing, domestic services, estates management and support, family planning, farms and gardens, finance, fire prevention/safety, general management/support services, health education, home wardens, hotel services, interpreters, laundry services, legal services, library services, linen services, management services, medical and dental support, medical records, medical secretaries, NHS research, nursing support, occupational health, operational research, P&T (other) support, AHP support, patient services, personnel, planning/contracting, public relations, S&P support, secretarial and typing, social work, statistics and information, stores, supplies, transport (inc. portering), voluntary help organiser. Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Source:
Department of Health 2001 non-medical workforce census.