Available information is in the following table. For 2003-05 it relates to the national programme for information technology (NPfIT) only. On 1 April 2005 the Department’s NHS Connecting for Health agency came into being. NHS Connecting for Health is responsible for delivering NPfIT, and maintaining the critical business systems previously provided to the national health service by the former NHS Information Authority.
Employees Other Employees Other July 2003 80 130 n/a n/a July 2004 250 214 n/a n/a February 2005 349 301 2 0 February 2006 994 460 3 0 February 2007 1,119.7 566.8 4 0 February 2008 933.6 392 5 6 January 2009 1,098 367.9 4 1 n/a = Not available 1 Staff roles allocated on a ‘best fit’ basis with “press and public relations” duties. Notes: 1. Figures are for full-time equivalent staff. ‘Other’ includes contract and temporary staff, and secondees. 2. Because of variation in staff numbers to meet workloads over time, figures are quoted for dates for which information is readily available. Figures since February 2005 are quoted as at February for ease of year-on-year comparison.