NHS Staff (Hansard, 19 September 2003)

§ Dr. Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individuals employed by the NHS hold the position of(a) chief executive, (b) finance director and (c) director of public health. [131022]
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§ Mr. Hutton
Chief executives and finance directors are included within the senior managers category of the non medical work force census but are not separately identifiable. As at 30 September 2002, there were 11,859 senior managers working in the national health service. The majority of the 616 NHS organisations (primary care trusts, NHS trusts, strategic health authorities, special health authorities and other statutory bodies) employ both a chief executive and a finance director.

Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year

Whole time equivalents and percentages

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Total employed staff 846,128 844,329 853,304 871,533 890,660 929,006 976,573

of which:

All doctors¹ 79,807 82,789 84,770 86,679 88,678 90,868 95,611

(Percentage) 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.8

All administration and estates² 167,426 166,960 167,701 172,765 178,533 188,526 201,777

(Percentage) 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.8 20.0 20.3 20.7

Administration and estates³ (excluding support to clinical staff) 105,539 104,487 103,737 107,094 109,281 114,494 122,483

(Percentage) 12.5 12.4 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.5

¹ Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums).

² Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, STT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff).

³ Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff).

Sources:
Department of Health Non—Medical Workforce Census.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year

Headcount and percentages

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Total employed staff 1,056,501 1,058,686 1,071,562 1,097,376 1,117,841 1,166,016 1,223,824

of which:

All doctors¹ 86,584 89,619 91,837 93,981 96,319 99,169 103,350

(Percentage) 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4

All administration and estate² 196.529 196,695 198,540 204,617 212,017 224,033 239,568

(Percentage) 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.6 19.0 19.2 19.6

Administration and estates³ (excluding support to clinical staff) 117,628 116,833 116,514 120,226 123,275 129,053 138,086

(Percentage) 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.3

¹ Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums).

² Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, SIT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff).

³ Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff).

Sources:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the job titles included under support staff in the NHS. [130154]

§ Mr. Hutton
Job titles of staff within National Health Service organisations are determined at a local level and are not collated centrally. The annual NHS work force census records staff by a system of occupational coding introduced in 1995. Descriptions of the occupational codes that are included in the staff groupings, support to clinical staff and NHS infrastructure support in the publication of the September 2002 non-medical workforce census results have been placed in the Library.
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As at 30 June 2003, there were 256 directors of public health.

§ Dr. Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the total NHS work force(a) medical and dental staff and (b) administration and estates staff represented in each of the last seven years. [131014]

§ Mr. Hutton
The information requested is shown in the tables.

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) consultants, (b) nurses, (c) support staff, (d) ambulance staff and (e) therapists left the NHS in 2002–03. [130153]

§ Mr. Hutton
Data collected by the Department record the net change in staff numbers rather than the number of leavers or joiners. As at 30 September 2002, there were 1,288 more consultants, 17,140 more nurses, 18,634 more clinical support staff, 754 more qualified ambulance staff and 2,139 more qualified allied health professionals working in the National Health Service than there were in September 2001.

Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year
Whole time equivalents and percentages
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total employed staff	846,128	844,329	853,304	871,533	890,660	929,006	976,573
of which:
All doctors¹	79,807	82,789	84,770	86,679	88,678	90,868	95,611
(Percentage)	9.4	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	9.8	9.8
All administration and estates²	167,426	166,960	167,701	172,765	178,533	188,526	201,777
(Percentage)	19.8	19.8	19.7	19.8	20.0	20.3	20.7
Administration and estates³ (excluding support to clinical staff)	105,539	104,487	103,737	107,094	109,281	114,494	122,483
(Percentage)	12.5	12.4	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.5
¹ Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums).
² Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, STT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff).
³ Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff).

Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year
Headcount and percentages
	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total employed staff	1,056,501	1,058,686	1,071,562	1,097,376	1,117,841	1,166,016	1,223,824
of which:
All doctors¹	86,584	89,619	91,837	93,981	96,319	99,169	103,350
(Percentage)	8.2	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.4
All administration and estate²	196.529	196,695	198,540	204,617	212,017	224,033	239,568
(Percentage)	18.6	18.6	18.5	18.6	19.0	19.2	19.6
Administration and estates³ (excluding support to clinical staff)	117,628	116,833	116,514	120,226	123,275	129,053	138,086
(Percentage)	11.1	11.0	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.3
¹ Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums).
² Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, SIT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff).
³ Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff).