HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc647-8W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of total NHS spending on personnel expenditure on non-national health service nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff represented in the financial years(a) 1997 –98, (b) 1998 –99, (c) 1999 –2000 and (d) 2000 –01. [23661]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the hospital and community health services expenditure on non-NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff as a percentage of total revenue expenditure on salaries and wages in England, for the financial years 1997 –98 to 2000 –01. The non-NHS staff figures include all nurses, midwives and health visiting staff not directly employed by the NHS. The 2000 –01 figures are the latest available and are provisional.

Analysis of non-NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff expenditure as a percentage of total revenue expenditure on salaries and wages 1997 –98 to 2000 –01
Non-NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff expenditure (£) Total revenue expenditure on salaries and wages (£) Non-NHS nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff expenditure as a percentage of total revenue expenditure on salaries and wages (%)
1997–98 216,338,567 16,098,946,553 1.34
1998 –99 272,225,162 17,081,105,039 1.59
1999–2000 361,656,683 18,708,225,971 1.93
2000–01 434,390,608 20,481,862,060 2.12

Note:

2000 –01 data are provisional.

Sources:

1. Annual financial returns of NHS trusts, 1997 –98 to 2000 –01

2. Annual financial returns of health authorities, 1997 –98 to 2000 –01

3. Annual financial returns of primary care trusts, 2000 –01