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Medical Personnel

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) administrative, (b) managerial, (c) clerical and (d) other non-practicing medical personnel are employed in (i) the Department of Health, (ii) national health NDPBs, (iii) health trusts, (iv) PCTs and (v) hospitals. [81260]

Mr. Hutton: Information available is shown in the tables.

The national health service, the Department of Health and non-departmental public bodies have different definitions for management, administrative and clerical staff, they have been combined for comparison in the table 1 and are shown separately in table 2 for the NHS.

Non-practising medical personnel are not separately identifiable within the non-medical workforce census.

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Table 1: NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS), Department of Health and health non-departmental public bodies: management, administrative and clerical staff employed in England

Headcount
All managerial, administrative and clerical staff219,220
NHS Trusts171,050
Primary care trusts14,750
Health authorities17,320
Special health authorities and others8,540
Department of Health4,820
Health NDPBs2,740

Notes:

Figures rounded to nearest 10.

Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts


Table 2: NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS) management and administrative and clerical staff by organisation type—England as at September 2001
Headcount

All management and administrative staffAdministrative managersAll clerical and administrative staff(52)
All NHS211,65027,420184,230
HAs17,3205,14012,180
Trusts171,05018,840152,210
PCTs14,7502,58012,170
SHAs and others8,5408707,670

(52) Administration and clerical staff include: Ambulance service support, blood transfusion service, catering, community admin, community care, computing, domestic services, estates management and support, family planning, farms and gardens, finance, fire prevention/safety, general management/support services, health education, home wardens, hotel services, interpreters, laundry services, legal services, library services, linen services, management services, medical and dental support, medical records, medical secretaries, NHS research, nursing support, occupational health, operational research, P&T (other) support, AHP support, patient services, personnel, planning/contracting, public relations, S&P support, secretarial and typing, social work, statistics and information, stores, supplies, transport (inc. portering), voluntary help organiser.

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.

Source:

Department of Health 2001 non-medical workforce census.


Merseyside Regional Ambulance Service

Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health why the remuneration package of the previous chief executive of Merseyside regional ambulance service, Mr. Todhunter, was not published in the MRAS 2001–02 annual report; and what his remuneration package was, including payments related to his termination of employment. [82995]

Jacqui Smith [holding answer 27 November 2002]: The information pertaining to the former chief executive was not published because he refused his consent to publication. The following information was published in the trust's 2000–01 annual report:

# thousand

Chief Executive's Remuneration2000–011999–00
Basic remuneration7674
Benefits86
Performance related bonuses05
Pension contributions43
Total8888

The Mersey regional ambulance service NHS trust chief executive, Mr. David Todhunter, resigned in May 2001. The trust has discharged its contractual responsibilities to Mr. Todhunter amounting to #42, 684. This payment relates to the financial year 2001–02.


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Mixed-sex Wards

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he measures the number of mixed-sex wards in NHS trusts; and how many mixed-sex wards there are in (a) each region and (b) England. [86875]

Mr. Hutton [holding answer 12 December 2002]: The information requested is not available in this format, as the provision of single-sex accommodation is measured on a trust by trust basis and not at individual ward level.

Most hospital wards generally care for both men and women. To provide the required levels of privacy and dignity for patients, wards are split into single sex bays or single rooms, or otherwise configured to provide gender segregation. It is the responsibility of each national health service trust to determine the most appropriate configuration to meet their specific requirements.

NHS Dentistry (Shropshire)

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists are accepting NHS patients in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire. [87420]

Mr. Lammy: There is currently one general dental services practice in Shrewsbury and Atcham willing to accept children and some charge-exempt adults as new National Health Service patients. In Shropshire, including Telford and Wrekin, there are five practices willing to accept charge-exempt adults and children and four practices accepting children only.

NHS Direct

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much training is provided to those manning the call centre of NHS Direct. [86066]

Mr. Lammy [holding answer 10 December 2002]: There has and continues to be a significant investment in staff development at NHS Direct.

NHS Direct nurses must have a minimum of three years post registered qualifications before starting with NHS Direct. In addition, this will involve a period of four to six weeks' induction training followed by a period of on-line preceptorship.

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NHS Direct also is committed to on-going training and professional development. This involves an allocation for training each year of 21 days for nurses, 16 days for health information advisers and 11 days for call handlers.

NHS Professionals

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost to date of NHS Professionals. [85299]

Mr. Hutton: The cost to date of NHS Professionals has been #4 million to support the start up in 2000–01, #3 million in 2001–02 and a further #2 million in 2002–03 to support roll out.

It is expected that NHS Professionals will be self-funding in the longer term, but central funding has been provided to support start up and initial implementation of NHS Professionals as the primary provider of temporary healthcare professionals within the national health service.

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 10 December 2002, Official Report, column 303W, on NHS Professionals, whether the findings of the assessment team will be (a) published and (b) placed in the Library. [87934]

Mr. Hutton: The assessment is part of the internal and on-going project management process for implementing NHS Professionals. The outcomes will be shared with those involved in implementing NHS Professionals, including strategic health authorities, work force development confederations and national health service employers.

NHS Staff

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in each year since 1992. [87418]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table.

Between 1997 and 2001 the number of doctors, excluding general practitioner retainers, employed in the national health service increased by 9,550, or 10.7 per cent., from 89,620 to 99,170.

Between September 1997 and 2001 the number of nurses employed in the NHS increased by 31,520, or 10 per cent., from 318,860 to 350,380. This compares to the decrease of nearly 5,000, or 1.5 per cent., between 1992 and 1997.

NHS HCHS and general practice doctors and nurses in England, 1992–2001
Numbers (headcount)

19921993199419951996
All doctors excluding retainers(53)79,23080,74081,32084,46086,580
Consultants17,14017,49018,05019,42020,300
of which:
Hospital medical consultants16,26016,60017,10018,40019,220
Registrar group10,73011,05011,21011,47011,380
of which:
Hospital medical registrar group10,08010,37010,57010,82010,840
Other doctors in training16,27016,72016,80017,79018,640
of which:
Hospital medical doctors in training14,61015,05015,21016,16016,990
Hospital practitioners and clinical assistants(54)7,7707,4406,9007,1306,740
Other hospital medical staff1,6602,0902,2602,8403,330
Other medical and dental staff5,2504,9404,2704,0803,820
GMPs excluding retainers28,18028,46028,74028,87029,120
Unrestricted principals and equivalents25,97026,29026,57026,70026,860
Other practitioners(55)600640720760960
GP registrars1,6101,5301,4401,4001,310
GP retainers
Qualified Nurses323,800319,320313,240316,890319,150
HCHS qualified nurses307,160301,810296,740298,650301,250
Practice nurses(56)16,64017,52016,50018,24017,900

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19971998199920002001
All doctors excluding retainers(53)89,62091,84093,98096,32099,170
Consultants21,37022,22023,22024,31025,690
of which:
Hospital medical consultants20,20021,04022,02023,04024,400
Registrar group11,91012,13012,68012,73013,220
of which:
Hospital medical registrar group11,36011,59012,10012,16012,650
Other doctors in training19,55019,84019,95020,27020,690
of which:
Hospital medical doctors in training17,92018,20018,32018,69019,070
Hospital practitioners and clinical assistants(54)6,6106,3206,0105,6205,360
Other hospital medical staff3,7804,5005,1005,8606,360
Other medical and dental staff3,6203,4403,0402,9002,530
GMPs excluding retainers29,39029,70029,99030,25030,680
Unrestricted principals and equivalents27,10027,39027,59027,70027,840
Other practitioners(55)950860880890960
GP registrars1,3401,4501,5201,6601,880
GP retainers9701,1201,150
Qualified Nurses318,860323,460329,640335,950350,380
HCHS qualified nurses300,470304,560310,140316,750330,540
Practice nurses(56)18,39018,89019,50019,20019,850

(53) GP Retainers were first counted in 1999.

(54) Most of these doctors also work as GPs. To avoid double counting, medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants are not included in the All Doctors total.

(55) Other Practitioners include Assistants, Restricted Principals, Salaried Doctors (para. 52 SFA) and PMS Other GPs.

(56) Practice nurse headcount information was estimated in 1992, 1993, 1998 and 1999. Underlying figures for 2000 suggest the practice nurse figure may be an overestimate.

Sources:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census. Data as at 30 September each year.

Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics. Data as at 1 October 1990–99 and 30 September 2000–01.

Department of Health non-medical workforce census. Data as at 30 September each year.



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