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Health Authorities (Administration)

Volume 196: debated on Thursday 17 October 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many administrative staff there were in each of the health authority areas of Wales (i) currently, (ii) in 1984 and (iii) in 1987.

The number of administrative staff in each of the health authority areas of Wales for the three periods concerned are shown in the table.

WTE of Staff in post at the relevant date
DHAas at 30 August 1991as at 30 September 1984as at 30 September 1987
Clwyd981704800
East Dyfed693501518
Gwent1,089936965
Gwynedd597516541
Mid Glamorgan1,2851,0351,097
Pembrokeshire261156174
Powys251172193
South Glamorgan1,7541,4431,490
West Glamorgan1,021710824
My officials are currently reviewing with district health authorities the effectiveness of the decentralised manage-ment systems for administrative and clerical staff in Wales. They will be looking in particular at whether action needs to be taken to ensure compliance with the principles underpinning the conclusions set out in the National Audit Office report "NHS Administrative and Clerical Manpower in England", March 1991.