Topic: NHS Manpower



Written Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed in the NHS in


(a)

England and

(b)

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.


NHS staff in England and West Sussex

( 1) by specified staff group, as at 30 September 2006


                                                                                             Number (headcount)


O f which:


England


Percent


West Sussex


Percent

All NHS staff

1,338,779

100.0

29,263

100.0

Frontline medical staff(2)

675,260

50.4

15,261

52.2


of which:

HCHS doctors(3)

90,243

6.7

2,075

7.1

GMPs(4)

36,008

2.7

569

1.9

Qualified nurses (incl. midwifery, health visitors and practice nurses)

398,335

29.8

8,502

29.1

Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff

134,498

10.0

2,558

8.7

Qualified ambulance staff

16,176

1.2

1,557

5.3

Clerical and administrative staff

224,302

16.8

4,925

16.8

Managers and senior managers

36,751

2.7

807

2.8

Others

402,466

30.1

8,270

28.3

(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.


Sources
:

The Information Centre Non-Medical, Medical and Dental and General and Personal Medical Services Censuses

 

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