To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individuals employed by the NHS hold the position of (a) chief executive, (b) finance director and (c) director of public health. [131022]
Chief executives and finance directors are included within the senior managers category of the non medical work force census but are not separately identifiable. As at 30 September 2002, there were 11,859 senior managers working in the national health service. The majority of the 616 NHS organisations (primary care trusts, NHS trusts, strategic health authorities, special health authorities and other statutory bodies) employ both a chief executive and a finance director.
Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year | |||||||
Whole time equivalents and percentages | |||||||
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
Total employed staff | 846,128 | 844,329 | 853,304 | 871,533 | 890,660 | 929,006 | 976,573 |
of which: | |||||||
All doctors1 | 79,807 | 82,789 | 84,770 | 86,679 | 88,678 | 90,868 | 95,611 |
(Percentage) | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
All administration and estates2 | 167,426 | 166,960 | 167,701 | 172,765 | 178,533 | 188,526 | 201,777 |
(Percentage) | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.7 |
Administration and estates3 (excluding support to clinical staff) | 105,539 | 104,487 | 103,737 | 107,094 | 109,281 | 114,494 | 122,483 |
(Percentage) | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
1 Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums). | |||||||
2 Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, STT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff). | |||||||
3 Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff). |
Sources:
Department of Health Non—Medical Workforce Census.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Total employed NHS staff and in the specified staff groups in England as at 30 September in each year
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Headcount and percentages
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1996
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
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Total employed staff | 1,056,501 | 1,058,686 | 1,071,562 | 1,097,376 | 1,117,841 | 1,166,016 | 1,223,824 |
of which:
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All doctors1 | 86,584 | 89,619 | 91,837 | 93,981 | 96,319 | 99,169 | 103,350 |
(Percentage) | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
All administration and estate2 | 196.529 | 196,695 | 198,540 | 204,617 | 212,017 | 224,033 | 239,568 |
(Percentage) | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.6 |
Administration and estates3 (excluding support to clinical staff) | 117,628 | 116,833 | 116,514 | 120,226 | 123,275 | 129,053 | 138,086 |
(Percentage) | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
1 Consists of GPs (excluding retainers) and hospital and community health services medical and dental staff (excluding locums). | |||||||
2 Consists of all managers and senior managers and all clerical and administrative staff employed within all areas of work—central functions, hotel, property and estates, SIT support, clinical support and ambulance service support (includes support to clinical staff). | |||||||
3 Consists of all managers and senior managers and those clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff within central functions and hotel, property and estates (excludes support to clinical staff). |
Sources:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the job titles included under support staff in the NHS. [130154]
Job titles of staff within National Health Service organisations are determined at a local level and are not collated centrally. The annual NHS work force census records staff by a system of occupational coding introduced in 1995. Descriptions of the occupational codes that are included in the staff groupings, support to clinical staff and NHS infrastructure support in the publication of the September 2002 non-medical workforce census results have been placed in the Library.
As at 30 June 2003, there were 256 directors of public health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the total NHS work force (a) medical and dental staff and (b) administration and estates staff represented in each of the last seven years. [131014]
The information requested is shown in the tables.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) consultants, (b) nurses, (c) support staff, (d) ambulance staff and (e) therapists left the NHS in 2002–03. [130153]
Data collected by the Department record the net change in staff numbers rather than the number of leavers or joiners. As at 30 September 2002, there were 1,288 more consultants, 17,140 more nurses, 18,634 more clinical support staff, 754 more qualified ambulance staff and 2,139 more qualified allied health professionals working in the National Health Service than there were in September 2001.