NHS total staff 1.43 million - up 30% compared to 1999.

Managers 44,600 up 84%
Administrative and technical support staff up 40%
Nurses 375,500 up by 'a quarter'
Junior doctors up by 'two thirds'
GPs up by 'nearly a third'
Consultants up by 'more than half'

These figures quoted in the Telegraph show that the fastest growing category of people in the NHS has been that of managers. They are ones who are well paid and do no front line work curing or caring for patients.

The Telegraph article does not make it clear where the data comes from.

Postscript:

Here is more information from the coverage in the Guardian,

The number of managers in the NHS in England rose by nearly 12% last year - more than five times the rate at which qualified nurses were recruited, sparking concerns that cash was being diverted from frontline staff.

Despite claims that NHS bureaucracy has been cut the health service has seen an explosive growth in management. The survey shows that the NHS now employs 44,660 managers and senior managers - an annual average increase in their employment of 6.3% over the last decade. This is faster growth than consultants, doctors, nurses and midwives.

A census by The NHS Information Centre reveals staff numbers reached 1,432,000 in 2009 - an increase of 63,300 (4.6%) on the previous year. It represents a steep acceleration in hiring. Staff numbers have grown by 2.7% on average every year over the last decade

Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in NHS • Waste in public services

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