Topic: NHS Manpower
Written Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed in the NHS in
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England and
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West Sussex; and what percentage of each is employed in (i) management, (ii) administrative, (iii) scientific, (iv) research, (v) clinical medical, nursing and midwifery and (vi) other roles.
Member Answering Question: Ben Bradshaw MP, Minister of State for Health
Answer: The information requested is shown in the following table.
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All NHS staff
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1,338,779
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100.0
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29,263
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100.0
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Frontline medical staff(2)
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675,260
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50.4
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15,261
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52.2
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HCHS doctors(3)
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90,243
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6.7
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2,075
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7.1
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GMPs(4)
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36,008
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2.7
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569
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1.9
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Qualified nurses (incl. midwifery, health visitors and practice nurses)
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398,335
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29.8
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8,502
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29.1
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Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff
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134,498
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10.0
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2,558
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8.7
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Qualified ambulance staff
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16,176
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1.2
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1,557
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5.3
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Clerical and administrative staff
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224,302
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16.8
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4,925
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16.8
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Managers and senior managers
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36,751
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2.7
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807
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2.8
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Others
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402,466
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30.1
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8,270
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28.3
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(1) The figures for West Sussex are based on 2006 primary care trust and trust boundaries and consists of Brighton and Sussex university hospitals NHS trust, Queen Victoria hospital NHS trust, Royal West Sussex NHS trust, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust, Sussex Partnership NHS trust, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS trust, West Sussex PCT and South East Coast ambulance service NHS trust (2) Front line medical staff includes HCHS doctors, general medical practitioners, qualified nurses (including GP practice nurses), qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff and qualified ambulance staff (3) Excludes medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants, most of whom are GPs working part-time in hospitals (4) General medical practitioners includes GP providers, GP others, GP retainers and GP registrars.
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