Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the sections of the contract with Fujitsu pertaining to the termination of the contract and the termination notice. [212278]
Mr. Bradshaw:
It is not the Department's practice to publish copies of, or extracts from, contracts with suppliers let under the National Programme for IT on the grounds that the contents are covered by the exemptions at sections 41 and 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 41 of the Act exempts information where disclosure would constitute an actionable breach 30 Jun 2008 : Column 668W
of confidence, and section 43(2) where disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any person.
Publication of the termination notice issued to Fujitsu in the context of ongoing negotiations to reach a settlement with the company would put that objective at risk and potentially compromise the Department's position in any possible future litigation. Either outcome would or would be likely to cause prejudice to the commercial interests of the Department, and in turn the taxpayer, and for that reason we believe its disclosure is similarly covered by section 43(2) of the Act.
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes to the contracts for the NHS IT programme will be required to reflect the extension to the completion time for the programme. [213317]
Mr. Bradshaw:
The completion time described in the most recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General's review of the National Programme for IT is covered, with the exception of the Fujitsu contract, within existing contractual arrangements. The contracts provide mechanisms to cater for any further changes in the delivery timetable via an agreed change control process.
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to issue termination notices under the NHS IT contract to (a) CSC and (b) BT. [213320]
Mr. Bradshaw:
There are currently no such plans.
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason a termination notice was not issued to Accenture in relation to its work on the NHS IT contract. [213321]
Mr. Bradshaw:
In 2006, Accenture made arrangements to voluntarily novate the company's contract to another existing supplier under the NHS National Programme for IT. In the circumstances prevailing at the time, this was considered to best serve the public's interest in ensuring momentum and continuity in delivery of systems and services and also delivering value for money.
NHS: Manpower
Mr. Bone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) medical and (b) administrative staff were employed by the NHS in each year since 2000. [214392]
Ann Keen:
The number of medical and administrative staff that were employed in the national health service in each year since 2000 is shown in the following table.
NHS hospital and community health services and general practice (GP) work force (excluding GP retainers( 1) ) in England as at 30 September each specified year
Headcount
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006( 2)
2007
Total employed staff(1)
1,117,841
1,166,016
1,223,824
1,282,930
1,331,087
1,365,388
1,338,140
1,330,544
Professionally qualified clinical staff
552,936
574,646
603,077
633,375
660,706
679,157
674,621
681,246
Of which:
All doctors(1)
96,319
99,169
103,350
108,993
117,036
122,345
125,612
127,645
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Consultants (including directors of public health)
24,401
25,782
27,070
28,750
30,650
31,993
32,874
33,674
Registrars
12,730
13,220
13,770
14,619
16,823
18,006
18,808
30,759
Other doctors in training
19,192
19,572
21,145
22,701
24,874
26,305
27,461
16,024
Other medical and dental staff
9,744
9,910
10,183
10,330
10,604
10,739
11,100
11,333
GPs(1) including registrars
30,252
30,685
31,182
32,593
34,085
35,302
35,369
35,855
Total clerical and administrative staff(3)
199,603
211,653
227,303
245,273
260,857
272,565
261,053
256,686
Of which:
Central functions
96,872
102,348
110,481
119,730
129,249
136,513
130,559
128,620
Hotel, property and estates
10,301
10,494
10,424
10,823
10,827
10,762
9,099
8,818
Scienific therapeutic and technical ST&T support
13,472
13,880
15,332
16,548
17,356
16,587
15,282
14,391
Clerical support
75,677
81,496
87,738
94,702
99,845
105,004
102,486
101,125
Ambulance service support
3,281
3,435
3,328
3,470
3,580
3,699
3,627
3,732
Other GP practice staff(4)
83,070
84,473
86,292
88,424
90,110
89,190
95,845
94,515
(1) Figures exclude GP retainers. (2) Enhanced validation processes have led to the removal of duplicate records from the non-medical census (from 2006 onwards). Although percentages were small (less than 1 per cent.), comparisons with years prior to this need to be treated with caution. This only effects headcount. (3) Examples of staff in central functions are staff in human resources, informatics, payroll, and library staff.
Examples of staff in hotel, property and estates are clerical laundry staff, domestic services and home wardens.
Examples of staff in ST&T support are clerical staff in audiology, haematology, dietetics and microbiology.
Ambulance service support staff are ambulance controllers, training staff and ambulance officers. (4) Other practice staff, there is no breakdown of type of work for headcount data. However type of work is available for full-time equivalent practice staff and the majority (over 80 per cent. in 2007) were administrative and clerical staff. Notes:
1. Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife. Includes GP practice nurses.
2. In 2006, ambulance staff were collected under new, more detailed, occupation codes. As a result, qualified totals and support to ambulance staff totals are not directly comparable with previous years. Source:
Information centre for health and social care.
NHS: Pay
Mr. Bone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on NHS administrative staff in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08; and how much is forecast to be spent in 2008-09, broken down by primary care trust. [214389]
Mr. Bradshaw:
Information for 2006-07 is provided in the following table. Information for 2007-08 will not be available until autumn 2008. As the Department does not collect data relating to expenditure on administrative staff until after the end of the financial year, no information can yet be provided for 2008-09.
