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House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
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Committee
Science and Technology Committee
Subjects
Education; Outdoor education; Schools; Science; Training and Development Agency for Schools; Council for Learning Outside the Classroom; Field Studies Council; Association for Science Education; British Science Association; Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Equipment; Teacher Scientist Network
Commons Library location
CS 902
Date
29 June 2011
Reference
HC 1060-ii 2010-12
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff were employed by the National Health Service in each year from 1996 to 2010; and by what percentage that changed over that period.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff were employed by the National Health Service in each year from 1996 to 2010; and by what percentage that changed over that period.
Asked by
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
(Labour)
Answered by
Earl Howe
(Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
15 February 2011
The information is shown in the following table.
"Notes:""1 In order to avoid double counting Hospital Practitioners & Clinical Assistants (HPCAs) are excluded from the all doctors totals, as they are predominantly GPs that work part time in hospitals (applies to headcount data only).""2 GP Data as at 1 October 1996-1999 and 30 September 2000-2009""3 National level headcount totals for ‘GP Providers’ and ‘Other GPs’ have been revised from those published in March 2010 from 28,607 to 27,613 and from 7,310 to 8,304 respectively. The revision has been made due to miscoding of GP type""4 GP Registrar count for 2008 & 2009 represents an improvement in data collection processes and comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution""5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"1 In order to avoid double counting Hospital Practitioners & Clinical Assistants (HPCAs) are excluded from the all doctors totals, as they are predominantly GPs that work part time in hospitals (applies to headcount data only).""2 GP Data as at 1 October 1996-1999 and 30 September 2000-2009""3 National level headcount totals for ‘GP Providers’ and ‘Other GPs’ have been revised from those published in March 2010 from 28,607 to 27,613 and from 7,310 to 8,304 respectively. The revision has been made due to miscoding of GP type""4 GP Registrar count for 2008 & 2009 represents an improvement in data collection processes and comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution""5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"2 GP Data as at 1 October 1996-1999 and 30 September 2000-2009""3 National level headcount totals for ‘GP Providers’ and ‘Other GPs’ have been revised from those published in March 2010 from 28,607 to 27,613 and from 7,310 to 8,304 respectively. The revision has been made due to miscoding of GP type""4 GP Registrar count for 2008 & 2009 represents an improvement in data collection processes and comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution""5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"3 National level headcount totals for ‘GP Providers’ and ‘Other GPs’ have been revised from those published in March 2010 from 28,607 to 27,613 and from 7,310 to 8,304 respectively. The revision has been made due to miscoding of GP type""4 GP Registrar count for 2008 & 2009 represents an improvement in data collection processes and comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution""5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"4 GP Registrar count for 2008 & 2009 represents an improvement in data collection processes and comparisons with previous years should be treated with caution""5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"5 GP retainers were first collected in 1999""6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"6 Nursing and midwifery figures exclude students on training courses leading to a first qualification as a nurse or midwife.""7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"7 Headcount Practice Nurse figures are estimated for 1999 based on the 1997 fte to headcount ratio.""8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"8 To make the census data comparable with the Review Body for Nursing Staff and Other Health Professionals definitions, qualified Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) now include Speech & Language Therapists (previously these were included in Other Qualified ST&T staff). For comparability historical data has been reassigned to match the revised definition. The numbers of AHPs will not match those published in previous years.""9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"9 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.""' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"' . ' denotes not applicable""Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"Data quality""The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
"The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses."
| England | Headcount and percentages | |||||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
| All doctors | 86,584 | 89,619 | 91,837 | 94,953 | 97,436 | 100,319 | 104,460 | 109,964 |
| Consultants (including Directors of public health) | 20,402 | 21,474 | 22,324 | 23,321 | 24,401 | 25,782 | 27,070 | 28,750 |
| Registrars | 11,385 | 11,909 | 12,131 | 12,682 | 12,730 | 13,220 | 13,770 | 14,619 |
| Other doctors in training | 17,483 | 18,404 | 18,717 | 18,845 | 19,192 | 19,572 | 21,145 | 22,701 |
| Hospital practitioners and clinical assistants (non-dental specialties) ¹ | 6,745 | 6,606 | 6,318 | 6,006 | 5,621 | 5,362 | 4,863 | 4,451 |
| Other medical and dental staff | 8,198 | 8,443 | 8,968 | 9,146 | 9,744 | 9,910 | 10,183 | 10,330 |
| GPs total ² | 29,116 | 29,389 | 29,697 | 30,959 | 31,369 | 31,835 | 32,292 | 33,564 |
| GP Providers ³ | 26,970 | 27,200 | 27,489 | 27,681 | 27,791 | 27,938 | 28,117 | 28,646 |
| Other GPs | 841 | 846 | 762 | 786 | 802 | 864 | 1,085 | 1,712 |
| GP registrars 4 | 1,305 | 1,343 | 1,446 | 1,520 | 1,659 | 1,883 | 1,980 | 2,235 |
| GP retainers 5 | . | . | . | 972 | 1,117 | 1,150 | 1,110 | 971 |
| Total qualified nursing staff 6 | 319,151 | 318,856 | 323,457 | 329,637 | 335,952 | 350,381 | 367,520 | 386,359 |
| Qualified nursing, midwifery & health visiting staff | 301,253 | 300,467 | 304,563 | 310,142 | 316,752 | 330,535 | 346,537 | 364,692 |
| GP practice nurses 7 | 17,898 | 18,389 | 18,894 | 19,495 | 19,200 | 19,846 | 20,983 | 21,667 |
| Total qualified scientific, therapeutic & technical staff 8 | 94,320 | 96,298 | 99,656 | 102,391 | 105,910 | 110,241 | 116,598 | 122,066 |
| Qualified Allied Health Professions | 43,906 | 45,022 | 46,448 | 53,105 | 54,788 | 57,001 | 59,415 | 62,189 |
| Other qualified scientific, therapeutic & technical staff | 50,414 | 51,276 | 53,208 | 49,286 | 51,122 | 53,240 | 57,183 | 59,877 |
| Qualified ambulance staff 9 | 14,720 | 14,941 | 14,781 | 14,783 | 14,755 | 14,855 | 15,609 | 15,957 |
| Support to clinical staff | 281,897 | 283,871 | 289,363 | 296,619 | 307,225 | 325,890 | 344,524 | 360,666 |
| Support to doctors & nursing staff | 237,846 | 240,040 | 243,960 | 249,216 | 257,136 | 271,978 | 287,098 | 298,752 |
| Support to scientific, therapeutic & technical staff | 38,009 | 38,074 | 39,162 | 40,465 | 41,800 | 44,602 | 48,030 | 52,230 |
| Support to ambulance staff | 6,042 | 5,757 | 6,241 | 6,938 | 8,289 | 9,310 | 9,396 | 9,684 |
| NHS infrastructure support | 174,165 | 170,623 | 168,448 | 171,205 | 173,733 | 179,783 | 189,274 | 199,808 |
| Central functions | 70,621 | 70,647 | 71,079 | 73,996 | 77,628 | 81,439 | 85,706 | 92,257 |
| Hotel, property & estates | 82,280 | 77,803 | 74,676 | 72,922 | 70,849 | 70,920 | 71,274 | 72,230 |
| Manager & senior manager | 21,264 | 22,173 | 22,693 | 24,287 | 25,256 | 27,424 | 32,294 | 35,321 |
| Other non-medical staff or those with unknown classification | 6,183 | 2,820 | 1,939 | 2,427 | 877 | 1,224 | 657 | 657 |
| Other GP practice staff ² | 79,481 | 81,658 | 82,081 | 86,333 | 83,070 | 84,473 | 86,292 | 88,424 |
| England | headcount and percentages | |||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Change 1996-2009 | Percentage change 1996-2009 | |
| All doctors | 117,806 | 122,987 | 126,251 | 128,210 | 133,662 | 140,897 | 54,313 | 62.7% |
| Consultants (including Directors of public health) | 30,650 | 31,993 | 32,874 | 33,674 | 34,910 | 36,950 | 16,548 | 81.1% |
| Registrars | 16,823 | 18,006 | 18,808 | 30,759 | 35,042 | 37,108 | 25,723 | 225.9% |
| Other doctors in training | 24,874 | 26,305 | 27,461 | 16,024 | 14,136 | 14,394 | -3,089 | -17.7% |
| Hospital practitioners and clinical assistants (non-dental specialties) ¹ | 4,045 | 3,587 | 3,077 | 2,848 | 2,761 | 2,333 | -4,412 | -65.4% |
| Other medical and dental staff | 10,604 | 10,739 | 11,100 | 11,333 | 11,854 | 12,176 | 3,978 | 48.5% |
| GPs total ² | 34,855 | 35,944 | 36,008 | 36,420 | 37,720 | 40,269 | 11,153 | 38.3% |
| GP Providers ³ | 28,781 | 29,340 | 27,691 | 27,342 | 27,347 | 27,613 | 643 | 2.4% |
| Other GPs | 2,742 | 3,398 | 5,400 | 6,022 | 6,663 | 8,304 | 7,463 | 887.4% |
| GP registrars 4 | 2,562 | 2,564 | 2,278 | 2,491 | 3,203 | 3,881 | 2,576 | 197.4% |
| GP retainers 5 | 770 | 642 | 639 | 565 | 507 | 471 | . | . |
| Total qualified nursing staff 6 | 397,515 | 404,161 | 398,335 | 399,597 | 408,160 | 417,164 | 98,013 | 30.7% |
| Qualified nursing, midwifery & health visiting staff | 375,371 | 381,257 | 374,538 | 376,737 | 386,112 | 395,229 | 93,976 | 31.2% |
| GP practice nurses 7 | 22,144 | 22,904 | 23,797 | 22,860 | 22,048 | 21,935 | 4,037 | 22.6% |
| Total qualified scientific, therapeutic & technical staff 8 | 128,883 | 134,534 | 134,498 | 136,976 | 142,558 | 149,596 | 55,276 | 58.6% |
| Qualified Allied Health Professions | 65,515 | 67,841 | 67,483 | 68,687 | 71,301 | 73,953 | 30,047 | 68.4% |
| Other qualified scientific, therapeutic & technical staff | 63,368 | 66,693 | 67,015 | 68,289 | 71,257 | 75,643 | 25,229 | 50.0% |
| Qualified ambulance staff 9 | 17,272 | 18,117 | 16,176 | 17,028 | 17,451 | 17,922 | 3,202 | 21.8% |
| Support to clinical staff | 368,285 | 376,219 | 357,877 | 346,596 | 355,010 | 377,617 | 95,720 | 34.0% |
| Support to doctors & nursing staff | 303,630 | 310,441 | 291,098 | 281,894 | 286,254 | 303,424 | 65,578 | 27.6% |
| Support to scientific, therapeutic & technical staff | 55,025 | 55,715 | 54,307 | 53,259 | 55,689 | 59,831 | 21,822 | 57.4% |
| Support to ambulance staff | 9,630 | 10,063 | 12,472 | 11,443 | 13,067 | 14,362 | 8,320 | 137.7% |
| NHS infrastructure support | 211,489 | 220,387 | 209,387 | 207,778 | 219,064 | 236,103 | 61,938 | 35.6% |
| Central functions | 99,831 | 105,565 | 101,860 | 100,177 | 105,354 | 115,818 | 45,197 | 64.0% |
| Hotel, property & estates | 73,932 | 75,431 | 70,776 | 71,102 | 73,797 | 75,624 | -6,656 | -8.1% |
| Manager & senior manager | 37,726 | 39,391 | 36,751 | 36,499 | 39,913 | 44,661 | 23,397 | 110.0% |
| Other non-medical staff or those with unknown classification | 497 | 435 | 410 | 409 | 353 | 364 | -5,819 | -94.1% |
| Other GP practice staff ² | 90,110 | 89,190 | 95,845 | 94,515 | 92,436 | 92,333 | 12,852 | 16.2% |
Subjects
NHS; Staff; Allied health professions; Scientists; Technicians
Date
15 February 2011
Reference
6646; 725 c144-9WA
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Committee of Public Accounts
Notes
See also NAO report HC 492 2010-11
Subjects
Research; Vocational education; Science; Scientists
Date
12 January 2011
Reference
HC 632 2010-11
House
House of Commons