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22.
Ms Jowell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS staff were employed as (a) managers and (b) administrators and clerical officers in each year since 1989–90.
Dr. Mawhinney
The information available is shown in the table.
| Whole-time equivalent general/senior managers and administrative and clerical staff in England at 30 September of each year | |||
| 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | |
| General/Senior Managers | 4,610 | 9,680 | 13,340 |
| Administrative and Clerical | 116,840 | 120,040 | 127,370 |
Source: Department of Health non-Medical Workforce Census.
Notes:
1. In 1991 NHS Management accounted for less than 1·7 per cent. and Administrative and Clerical Staff for less than 16 per cent. of the total NHS workforce.
2. Some management posts are simply re-definitions and re-categorisations of jobs previously carried out by other staff groups.
3. The figures for 1991 are the latest available.