The whole-time equivalent posts for each of the Department's arms length bodies, for the years 2004-05 to 2008-09, are shown in the following table.
ALB 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Forecast Healthcare Commission 771 771 889 830 828 Mental Health Act Commission 36 43 42 42 48 Commission for Social Care Inspection 2,622 2,492 2,335 2,098 1,502 Monitor 28 28 28 50 50 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 106 103 82 82 82 Human Tissue Authority 20 20 42 42 42 Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence 11 11 12 12 15 General Social Care Council2 262 264 301 228 252 Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board1 36 67 51 50 58 Dental Vocational Training Authority 3 — — — — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency1 807 827 831 862 943 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 230 217 230 233 267 National Patient Safety Agency 306 311 299 294 294 Health Protection Agency1 3,214 3,287 3,248 3,394 3,414 National Institute for Biological Standards and Control 308 313 313 312 325 National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse 116 126 166 132 173 Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health 189 118 114 114 0 NHS Blood and Transplant 6,213 6,155 6,110 5,927 5,566 NHS Litigation Authority 166 176 176 176 145 Health and Social Care Information Centre2 366 366 354 316 468 NHS Institute for Improvement and Innovation2 170 170 175 175 217 NHS Appointments Commission 51 57 42 42 55 NHS Logistics 1,462 1,462 0 — — NHS Business Services Authority 2,838 3,084 2,722 2,648 2,466 NHS Purchasing and Supplies Agency 356 353 332 332 289 NHS Direct 3,461 3,461 2,227 — — NHS Professionals 807 742 740 740 393 NHS Estates 412 0 — — — Totals 25,367 25,024 21,861 19,131 17,892 1 Several ALBs undertake trading/income generation activities and increases in headcount reflect increases in activity. 2 Several ALBs have been given additional areas of responsibility, which has resulted in additional headcount. Notes: 1. See following table. 2. The ALB Review started in 2004-05 so figures have been provided from that year onwards. Figures for 2003-04 have not been previously collected so will require a significant exercise to obtain and therefore are not available at this moment in time. 3. The planning cycle for 2009-10 and 2010-11 is currently in hand so firm figures are not yet available. 4. For 2004-05 to 2007-08 the figures stated are actuals at the end of the financial year (31 March). For 2008-09 the data shown are the planned figures for 31 March 2009.
Note 1.
Connecting for Health is not an arms length body (ALB) but has previously been included in ALB figures so is shown for completeness.
Connecting for Health 2004-05 786 2005-06 605 2006-07 605 2007-08 605 2008-09 forecast 605