This information is not collected in the format requested. Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust (PCT) was formed in 2002, and so figures for 1997 and 2001 are unavailable. Also, figures for 2007 are not yet available.
The following table shows figures for non-clinical staff employed by Sutton and Merton PCT from 2002 to 2006.
Headcount 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total specified staff 1,276 1,230 1,629 1,894 1,505 Support to clinical staff 528 534 784 809 689 Support to doctors and nursing staff 501 492 732 753 617 Support to scientific therapeutic and technical staff 27 42 52 56 72 NHS infrastructure support 285 233 247 270 214 Central functions 179 135 155 164 139 Hotel, property and estates 7 10 12 11 8 Managers and senior managers 99 88 80 95 67 GP practice staff 463 463 598 815 602 Notes: 1. More accurate validation processes in 2006 have resulted in the identification and removal of 9,858 duplicate non-medical staff records out of the total workforce figure of 1.3 million in 2006. Earlier years' figures could not be accurately validated in this way and so will be slightly inflated. The level of inflation in earlier years’ figures is estimated to be less than 1 per cent. of total across all non-medical staff groups for headcount figures (and negligible for full-time equivalents). This should be taken into consideration when analysing trends over time. 2. General practitioner (GP) practice staff (excluding practice nurses) includes direct patient care, administrative and clerical and other staff paid by GP practices, which are contracted by the PCT. 3. Sutton and Merton PCT was formed in 2002. Sources: The Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce Census The Information Centre for health and social care general and personal medical services Statistics.
The information requested is only available by primary care trust (PCT) area, and figures for 2007 are not yet available. Also, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Primary Care Trust was the organisation in existence in 1997 covering the London borough of Merton.
The following table details the number of practice nurses for Sutton and Merton PCT in 2006, and for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth PCT in 1997.
Numbers (headcount) 1997 2006 5M7 Sutton & Merton PCT 1— 136 5LG Wandsworth PCT 1— 119 QAJ Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 244 1— 1 Denotes data not available. Note: Data presented for organisations in existence in the specified years, Source: The Information Centre for health and social care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.