Speeches

Lord Browne of Belmont – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Browne of Belmont on 2016-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the ratio of front-line medical staff to administrators in the NHS.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The ratio of medical staff to administrators in the National Health Service is 1:1.05. The number of medical staff includes only doctors and does not include roles such as nurses, midwives and other non-medical clinicians. Administrative staff are managers, senior managers and central functions staff who perform administrative and clerical duties.