§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in the National Patient Safety Agency at 1 April; and what proportion of those staff have clinical contact with NHS patients. [56858]
§ Ms BlearsThe National Patient Safety Agency employed eleven staff at 1 April 2002, none of whom have clinical contact with national health service patients.
This does not include the National Patient Safety Agency's Chair and 12 non-executive board members—of these, three are practising clinicians.
§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in his Department at 1 April; and what proportion of those staff have clinical contact with NHS patients. [56863]
§ Ms BlearsThe Department employed 5,288 staff at 1 April 2002.
We cannot give a proportion of these staff who have clinical contact with national health service patients as we do not collect this data.
§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence at 1 April; and what proportion of those staff have clinical contact with NHS patients. [56864]
§ Ms BlearsI understand that the number of staff employed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) on 1 April 2002 was 40.
It is not part of NICE's role to provide direct clinical care to patients. In the preparation of its guidance NICE receives advice from individuals and organisations in the national health service who provide such care on a day to day basis.
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§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in the National Health Service Litigation Authority at 1 April; and what proportion of those staff have clinical contact with NHS patients. [56862]
§ Ms BlearsAt 1 April the NHS Litigation Authority employed a total of 145 staff. None of the Authority's staff have any clinical involvement with national health service patients.