§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff were employed to carry out the administration for NHS services for residents of(a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire in 1997; how many are employed now; and if he will make a statement; [81197]
(2) what the total running costs of NHS organisations serving (a) Chesham and Amersham and (b)Buckinghamshire were in 1997; what the totals are now; and if he will make a statement. [81196]
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§ Ms Blears[holding answer 19 November 2002]: Information is not collected centrally, or by Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority, at constituency level.
Information available centrally on the number of administrative staff in the former Buckinghamshire health authority area is shown in the table. 2001 is the most recent year for which information is currently available
NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) and general and personal medical services: Administrative staff within the Buckinghamshire health authority area as at 30 September each year Whole time equivalents 1997 2001 All administrative staff 2,120 2,560 Health and community health services 1,560 1,880 General and personal medical services 560 690 Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Sources:
Department of Health non-medical workforce census.
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.
A direct comparison of running costs for NHS organisations within the former Buckinghamshire health authority area, between 1997 and now, is not possible because of the considerable organisational change that has taken place in the intervening years.
Allocations to the Buckinghamshire Health Authority in 1997–98 were £265,389,000 and in 2002–03, £493,959,000.