asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the numbers employed by each health board from 1981–82 to 1984–85 and the expected numbers employed in 1985–86 for each of the following categories: (a) medical nursing, (b) paramedical and technical, (c) administrative and clerical, (d) ancillary and (e) other.
| TABLE 1 | ||||||||
| NHS Manpower—Scotland 1981 | ||||||||
| WTE | ||||||||
| Medical and dental | Nursing and midwifery | Paramedical | Technical | Admin and clerical | Ancillary | Others | Total | |
| Argyll and Clyde | 352·6 | 4,525·3 | 226·7 | 221·9 | 1,013·5 | 1,992·1 | 271·3 | 8,603·4 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 224·4 | 2,854·2 | 166·5 | 154·6 | 563·0 | 1,247·0 | 210·0 | 5,419·7 |
| Borders | 60·0 | 939·9 | 47·4 | 35·6 | 137·3 | 336·0 | 53·0 | 1,609·2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 130·3 | 1,751·2 | 89·6 | 83·5 | 273·6 | 689·7 | 127·1 | 3,145·0 |
| Fife | 238·3 | 3,039·7 | 162·1 | 148·4 | 528·6 | 1,343·4 | 137·0 | 5,597·5 |
| Forth Valley | 209·8 | 3,097·0 | 135·8 | 132·5 | 482·0 | 1,316·0 | 210·3 | 5,583·4 |
| Grampian | 546·8 | 5,552·7 | 270·2 | 176·2 | 1,141·9 | 2,354·1 | 315·1 | 10,357·0 |
| Greater Glasgow | 1,929·7 | 15,880·5 | 969·2 | 1,626·4 | 3,526·9 | 7,212·1 | 1,319·9 | 32,464·7 |
| Highland | 218·1 | 2,310·8 | 103·3 | 140·8 | 416·5 | 938·0 | 148·0 | 4,275·5 |
| Lanarkshire | 418·9 | 5,139·7 | 252·9 | 319·9 | 915·3 | 2,263·3 | 316·6 | 9,626·6 |
| Lothian | 1,175·0 | 9,220·8 | 685·8 | 788·4 | 2,035·1 | 3,992·9 | 623·5 | 18,521·5 |
| Orkney | 9·4 | 183·9 | 5·3 | 5·6 | 21·7 | 68·1 | 3·0 | 297·0 |
| Shetland | 11·0 | 181·9 | 12·7 | 12·0 | 29·9 | 68·1 | 11·1 | 326·7 |
| Tayside | 635·0 | 6,023·7 | 357·6 | 431·5 | 1,205·7 | 2,868·2 | 443·3 | 1,196·0 |
| Western Isles | 18·5 | 254·6 | 15·5 | 12·1 | 37·2 | 115·0 | 25·5 | 478·4 |
| Scotland* | 6,231·3 | 61,125·5 | 3,501·6 | 4,546·8 | 13,628·8 | 27,126·2 | 6,307·7 | 122,467·9 |
| 1982 | ||||||||
| Medical and dental | Nursing and midwifery | Paramedical | Technical | Admin and clerical | Ancillary | Others | Total | |
| Argyll and Clyde | 354·4 | 4,514·2 | 238·6 | 219·7 | 1,036·5 | 1,977·7 | 268·2 | 8,609·3 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 242·5 | 2,977·3 | 189·5 | 166·0 | 638·6 | 1,404·2 | 224·7 | 5,842·8 |
| Borders | 59·4 | 990·2 | 48·2 | 36·3 | 146·3 | 338·0 | 59·0 | 1,677·1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 129·6 | 1,792·0 | 100·9 | 83·7 | 288·8 | 691·1 | 124·0 | 3,210·1 |
| Fife | 241·8 | 3,188·4 | 186·4 | 150·5 | 534·7 | 1,348·3 | 142·0 | 5,792·1 |
| Forth Valley | 224·4 | 3,170·7 | 142·3 | 141·9 | 489·9 | 1,316·7 | 218·2 | 5,704·1 |
| Grampian | 535·1 | 5,608·4 | 279·6 | 175·3 | 1,147·4 | 2,348·8 | 309·5 | 10,404·1 |
| Greater Glasgow | 1,953·0 | 15,856·1 | 987·1 | 1,613·2 | 3,558·8 | 7,104·9 | 1,343·4 | 32,416·5 |
| Highland | 208·4 | 2,243·9 | 114·5 | 151·7 | 425·8 | 918·7 | 148·8 | 4,211·8 |
The information requested is usually published as staff in post (by whole-time equivalents) as at 30 September and for the years 1981 to 1984 is shown in table 1 below. No projected figures are held but table 2 shows the provisional figures at 31 March 1985.
Medical and dental
| Nursing and midwifery
| Paramedical
| Technical
| Admin and clerical
| Ancillary
| Others
| Total
| |
| Lanarkshire | 434·5 | 5,158·1 | 253·6 | 325·4 | 922·7 | 2,266·6 | 312·6 | 9,673·5 |
| Lothian | 1,212·9 | 9,582·2 | 716·0 | 802·5 | 2,083·8 | 4,067·8 | 643·5 | 19,108·7 |
| Orkney | 10·0 | 191·9 | 6·3 | 6·6 | 21·7 | 64·8 | 3·0 | 304·3 |
| Shetland | 12·0 | 184·4 | 12·9 | 13·4 | 29·9 | 68·5 | 11·2 | 332·3 |
| Tayside | 615·9 | 6,084·5 | 371·6 | 434·5 | 1,214·5 | 2,830·9 | 446·1 | 11,998·0 |
| Western Isles | 18·7 | 267·1 | 18·2 | 12·2 | 38·0 | 114·7 | 24·3 | 493·2 |
| Scotland* | 6,311·7 | 61,979·2 | 3,666·7 | 4,584·1 | 13,880·4 | 27,194·0 | 6,394·5 | 124,010·6 |
1983
| ||||||||
Medical and Dental
| Nursing and Midwifery
| Paramedical
| Technical
| Admin and clerical
| Ancillary
| Others
| Total
| |
| Argyll and Clyde | 362·5 | 4,574·7 | 242·9 | 211·6 | 1,045·4 | 1,922·2 | 268·3 | 8,627·6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 253·1 | 3,281·8 | 201·8 | 168·1 | 646·5 | 1,416·5 | 240·7 | 6,208·5 |
| Borders | 57·5 | 1,005·1 | 52·1 | 37·9 | 156·0 | 352·6 | 61·0 | 1,722·2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 127·3 | 1,848·2 | 106·8 | 82·8 | 297·3 | 681·7 | 128 | 3,272·1 |
| Fife | 244·9 | 3,253·9 | 204·5 | 147·6 | 569·2 | 1,386·8 | 147·7 | 5,954·6 |
| Forth Valley | 223·8 | 3,253·7 | 146·8 | 147·5 | 500·4 | 1,290·2 | 237·8 | 5,800·2 |
| Grampian | 528·1 | 5,666·6 | 289·5 | 170·9 | 1,142·1 | 2,342·5 | 303·0 | 10,442·7 |
| Greater Glasgow | 1,977·7 | 15,449·7 | 1,012·5 | 1,671·3 | 3,615·7 | 6,822·6 | 1,344·0 | 31,893·5 |
| Highland | 205·5 | 2,268·8 | 118·5 | 149·8 | 422·7 | 902·1 | 155·8 | 4,223·2 |
| Lanarkshire | 457·2 | 5,316·6 | 274·3 | 320·5 | 945·0 | 2,249·4 | 325·6 | 9,888·6 |
| Lothian | 1,210·3 | 9,706·2 | 745·8 | 818·0 | 2,113·5 | 3,984·0 | 659·4 | 19,237·2 |
| Orkney | 8·6 | 193·7 | 6·7 | 6·5 | 24·7 | 65·3 | 4·0 | 309·5 |
| Shetland | 12·1 | 198·8 | 15·5 | 14·4 | 30·2 | 77·3 | 11·2 | 359·5 |
| Tayside | 607·8 | 5,933·5 | 384·3 | 426·9 | 1,208·5 | 2,775·5 | 435·1 | 11,771·6 |
| Western Isles | 20·2 | 264·2 | 20·0 | 14·3 | 41·2 | 112·4 | 24·0 | 496·3 |
| Scotland | 6,350·9 | 62,395·5 | 3,823·0 | 4,643·6 | 14,088·0 | 26,716·8 | 6,473·5 | 124,491·3 |
1984
| ||||||||
Medical and dental
| Nursing and midwifery
| Paramedical
| Technical
| Admin and clerical
| Ancillary
| Others
| Total
| |
| Argyll and Clyde | 342·9 | 4,548·3 | 239·5 | 213·1 | 1,059·6 | 1,879·3 | 257·3 | 8,540·0 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 264·5 | 3,162·6 | 215·1 | 175·6 | 637·7 | 1,355·6 | 239·8 | 6,050·9 |
| Borders | 57·1 | 1,024·7 | 56·9 | 39·4 | 163·6 | 336·7 | 60·0 | 1,738·4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 127·9 | 1,816·0 | 105·3 | 85·0 | 295·1 | 667·4 | 126·0 | 3,222·7 |
| Fife | 246·9 | 3,261·1 | 212·4 | 152·8 | 576·0 | 1,372·7 | 145·2 | 5,967·1 |
| Forth Valley | 219·6 | 3,235·6 | 153·6 | 149·4 | 510·3 | 1,245·0 | 236·8 | 5,750·3 |
| Grampian | 545·0 | 5,741·7 | 296·0 | 174·3 | 1,131·3 | 2,264·0 | 305·9 | 10,458·2 |
| Greater Glasgow | 1,975·2 | 15,394·8 | 1,061·7 | 1,683·6 | 3,637·9 | 6,664·5 | 1,347·4 | 31,765·1 |
| Highland | 206·7 | 2,256·5 | 122·6 | 152·5 | 429·3 | 883·7 | 158·4 | 4,209·7 |
| Lanarkshire | 470·1 | 5,241·3 | 287·0 | 333·7 | 952·0 | 2,170·7 | 326·6 | 9,781·4 |
| Lothian | 1,219·2 | 9,518·8 | 740·8 | 807·1 | 2,036·4 | 3,860·5 | 660·2 | 18,843·0 |
| Orkney | 8·5 | 190·6 | 7·3 | 6·2 | 24·7 | 65·6 | 5·0 | 307·9 |
| Shetland | 12·2 | 208·2 | 16·7 | 15·4 | 33·3 | 72·7 | 11·2 | 369·7 |
| Tayside | 614·6 | 5,961·8 | 376·2 | 425·2 | 1,188·3 | 2,648·3 | 445·1 | 11,659·5 |
| Western Isles | 18·2 | 281·1 | 21·5 | 12·5 | 43·0 | 118·8 | 25·0 | 520·1 |
| Scotland* | 6,387·7 | 62,027·4 | 3,913·6 | 4,699·8 | 14,052·8 | 25,934·9 | 6,480·6 | 123,496·8 |
* Staff employed in Common Services Agency included in Scotland total. | ||||||||
| Table 2 | ||||||||
NHS Manpower—Scotland
| ||||||||
WTE
| ||||||||
1985 (March)
| ||||||||
Medical and dental
| Nursing and midwifery
| Paramedical
| Technical
| Admin and clerical
| Ancillary
| Others
| Total
| |
| Argyll and Clyde | 343·1 | 4,591·7 | 245·1 | 220·7 | 1,080·7 | 1,851·5 | 261·3 | 8,594·1 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 264·5 | 3,178·6 | 218·3 | 179·6 | 639·3 | 1,340·8 | 239·3 | 6,060·4 |
| Borders | 57·1 | 1,026·0 | 57·6 | 40·8 | 167·2 | 341·1 | 61·1 | 1,750·9 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 127·9 | 1,847·5 | 98·6 | 84·4 | 323·6 | 670·8 | 130·8 | 3,283·6 |
| Fife | 246·9 | 3,309·8 | 218·2 | 152·2 | 593·4 | 1,356·3 | 156·7 | 6,033·5 |
| Forth Valley | 219·6 | 3,240·1 | 157·5 | 153·1 | 513·4 | 1,208·5 | 231·8 | 5,724·0 |
| Grampian | 545·0 | 5,762·2 | 297·1 | 177·9 | 1,150·0 | 2,248·6 | 305·4 | 10,486·2 |
| Greater Glasgow | 1,975·2 | 15,476·3 | 1,066·7 | 1,646·3 | 3,646·2 | 6,581·3 | 1,316·0 | 31,708·0 |
| Highlands | 206·7 | 2,252·9 | 117·7 | 153·5 | 436·0 | 885·9 | 160·5 | 4,213·2 |
| Lanarkshire | 470·1 | 5,228·6 | 287·2 | 373·2 | 967·4 | 2,091·0 | 324·6 | 9,742·1 |
| Lothian | 1,219·2 | 9,607·9 | 728·7 | 806·2 | 2,060·7 | 3,835·9 | 655·9 | 18,914·5 |
| Orkney | 8·5 | 186·6 | 8·6 | 6·2 | 23·2 | 64·1 | 5·0 | 302·2 |
Medical and dental
| Nursing and midwifery
| Paramedical
| Technical
| Admin and clerical
| Ancillary
| Others
| Total
| |
| Shetland | 12·2 | 206·5 | 16·1 | 15·4 | 33·7 | 72·8 | 11·2 | 367·9 |
| Tayside | 614·6 | 5,979·7 | 376·5 | 433·3 | 1,200·6 | 2,607·9 | 440·6 | 11,653·2 |
| Western Isles | 18·2 | 282·7 | 22·8 | 11·4 | 43·0 | 121·7 | 26·0 | 525·8 |
| Scotland* | 6,387·7 | 62,357·1 | 3,917·7 | 4,729·1 | 14,243·1 | 25,616·3 | 6,467·3 | 123,718·3 |
* Staff employed in Common Services Agency included in Scotland total. | ||||||||