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Baroness Macleod of Borve
asked Her Majesty's Government:What are the numbers of medical staff and administrative staff who were employed in each of the National Health Service regions in 1980 and 1986.
Lord Skelmersdale
The figures are shown in the table. It can be seen from the England total that, over the period 1980 to 1986, medical and dental staff increased by 7·7 per cent., while the increase for administrative and clerical staff was 5·6 per cent.
| NHS Medical and Dental, Administrative and clerical Staff in post as at 30th September—England by Regions | ||||
| Whole-Time Equivalent (1) | ||||
| 1980 | 1986 | |||
| Region (2) | (3) | (4) | (3) | (4) |
| Medical and Dental | Admin and Clerical | Medical and Dental | Admin and Clerical | |
| Northern | 2,610 | 6,100 | 2,820 | 6,260 |
| Yorkshire | 2,740 | 6,780 | 2,970 | 7,020 |
| Trent | 3,300 | 8,780 | 3,780 | 8,900 |
| East Anglian | 1,400 | 3,800 | 1,590 | 4,030 |
| NW Thames | 3,520 | 8,050 | 3,310 | 7,740 |
| NE Thames | 3,690 | 9,090 | 4,170 | 9,790 |
| SE Thames | 3,460 | 9,190 | 3,510 | 8,950 |
| SW Thames | 2,500 | 6,560 | 2,540 | 5,910 |
| Wessex | 1,950 | 5,320 | 2,060 | 5,440 |
| Oxford | 1,800 | 4,690 | 2,030 | 4,660 |
| South Western | 2,440 | 6,610 | 2,630 | 6,730 |
| West Midlands | 4,010 | 10,320 | 4,400 | 11,280 |
| Mersey | 2,080 | 5,240 | 2,230 | 5,310 |
| North Western | 3,610 | 9,430 | 4,040 | 9,560 |
| London Postgraduate | 1,020 | 1,730 | 1,160 | 1,670 |
| Special Health Authorities England (5) | 40,150 | 105,430 | 43,250 | 111,350 |
Sources:
DHSS Annual censuses of NHS Medical and Non-Medical Manpower
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