§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) nursing assistants, (b) nursery nurses, (c) healthcare assistants, (d) clerical and administrative staff, (e) maintenance and works staff, (f) medical secretaries, (g) medical records officers and (h) porters are employed by the NHS. [165086]
§ Mr. HuttonSeparate information is not collected on the number of medical secretaries, medical records officers and porters employed in the national health service. Medical secretaries and medical records officers are included among clerical and administrative staff in clinical support and porters are in the support to doctors and nurses staff group. The available information, including a table of explanatory notes for each staff group, has been placed in the Library.