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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of part-time and fulltime employees in the National Health Service in Great Britain in (a)1960, (b)1970, (c) 1980, (d)1981, (e)1982, (f)1983, (g)1984, (h)1985 and (i)1986; and if he will show the increase in each year.
Mr. Newton
I am sorry that I am unable to provide all the information my hon. Friend has asked for. Figures for 1960 and 1970 are not available on a comparable basis to those for the other years. Figures for 1986 are not yet available to the level of detail requested. The other figures are shown in the table.
| NHS Directly Employed Staff: 30 1 September 2 | |||
| Great Britain | Total Number | Whole-Time Number | Part-Time Number |
| 1980 | 1,145,700 | 712,700 | 433,000 |
| 1981 | 1,179,000 | 743,200 | 435,700 |
| 1982 | 1,189,800 | 751,100 | 438,700 |
| 1983 | 1,189,200 | 752,000 | 437,300 |
| 1984 | 1,174,900 | 743,300 | 431,600 |
| 1985 | 1,171,100 | 737,800 | 433,300 |
| Change | |||
| 1980–81 Number | + 33,300 | + 30,500 | + 2700 |
| Per Cent. | + 2·9 | + 4· | + 0·6 |
| Change | |||
| 1981–82 Number | + 10,900 | + 7,900 | + 3000 |
| Per Cent. | + 0·9 | + 1·1 | + 0·7 |
| Change | |||
| 1982–83 Number | — 600 | + 900 | — 1,500 |
| Per Cent. | — 0·0 | + 0·1 | — 0·3 |
| Change | |||
| 1983–84 Number | — 14,300 | — 8,700 | — 5,600 |
| Per Cent. | — 1·2 | — 1·2 | — 1·3 |
| Change | |||
| 1984–85 Number | — 3,800 | — 5,500 | + 1,700 |
| Per Cent. | — 0·3 | — 0·7 | + 0·4 |
| Source: DHSS Annual Censuses of NHS medical and non-medical manpower; Welsh Office and Scottish Common Services Agency. | |||
| 1 All figures arc independently rounded to the nearest 100 (one hundred). Year on year changes are calculated on unrounded figures. | |||
| 2 Excludes nursing/midwifery agency staff and medical/dental locums. Includes hospital practitioners, part-time medical/dental officers (clinical assistants). Part-time staff includes honorary staff. | |||