The individual and full-time equivalent breakdown for each of the Department's directorates, as at 30 April 2007, is shown in the following table.
Directorate Number of individuals Number of full time equivalents Clinical Programmes 67 61.6 Commercial 5 4.6 Commissioning 264 257.4 Communications 107 105.4 Connecting for Health 29 28.5 Departmental Management 596 583.0 Equality and Human Rights1 24 22.7 Experience Involvement and Professional Leadership 75 72.9 Finance and Investment 215 208.6 Health and Care Partnerships 94 92.3 Health Improvement2 203 196.4 Healthcare Quality 51 48.2 Health Protection, International Health and Scientific Development 149 145.9 Policy and Strategy 137 133.5 Provider Development 44 43.0 Research and Development 55 51.0 Social Care 72 68.5 Workforce 106 101.2 1 Headed by a Director rather than a Director General. 2 Includes Regional Public Health Groups.
The Department currently has 47 people not in permanent posts but carrying out meaningful work across the organisation until a permanent post can be identified to which they are then deployed.