MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers

4:31pm Friday 1st February 2013 in News By Simon Farr

MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers MP's shock at number of £100k NHS Trust workers

MP Steve Baker said he was surprised to discover 147 Buckinghamshire NHS staff members were being paid more than £100,000 a year.

The Wycombe MP is demanding better value for money from local healthcare services given the salaries being paid to Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust and Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust staff.

Mr Baker had asked the Secretary of State for Health, MP Jeremy Hunt, to reveal the number of Bucks NHS staff paid more than £50,000, £65,758 and £100,000 between April 2011 and March 2012.

He was told 488 were paid £50,000 or more, 318 earned more than £65,738 – an MP’s salary – and 147 took home more than £100,000.

These figures include workers that fall into more than more category.

Mr Baker said: “I was surprised so many people are paid so much. I’ll be following this up to find out how many people in each category were clinical staff.

“In any event, at these pay levels - when 318 people are paid more than MPs - we are entitled to expect more from our NHS locally.”

Comments (16)

6:00pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Mike Henson says...

Mr Baker is missing the point when he compares NHS salaries with those of MP's - NHS staff are qualified to do the job!
Mr Baker is missing the point when he compares NHS salaries with those of MP's - NHS staff are qualified to do the job! Mike Henson

6:34pm Fri 1 Feb 13

motco says...

NHS managers are qualified to do the job? Really?
NHS managers are qualified to do the job? Really? motco

7:26pm Fri 1 Feb 13

demoness the second says...

LOL
I know where I would rather my taxes went..
and it is not in the pockets of fiddling MPs thank you very much.
I suspect that there is an element of jealousy there.
LOL I know where I would rather my taxes went.. and it is not in the pockets of fiddling MPs thank you very much. I suspect that there is an element of jealousy there. demoness the second

7:31pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Harriet73 says...

I work for the NHS but am not a manager. I would not want their jobs under any circumstances - constantly at the end of a blackberry, making incredibly difficult decisions on a daily basis, constantly being criticised by the public and their own staff and vulnerable to 'moving on' if they don't perform. You may say boo hoo to that but the majority of the clinical managers really want to improve things for the patients. This paper blames them for every decision made by the centralised NHS. There are a lot of good things going on at Bucks Healthcare and a lot of really positive stories but the Bucks Free Press only ever prints when we get things wrong. When was the last time you saw the BFP print anything positive about the hospitals?
I work for the NHS but am not a manager. I would not want their jobs under any circumstances - constantly at the end of a blackberry, making incredibly difficult decisions on a daily basis, constantly being criticised by the public and their own staff and vulnerable to 'moving on' if they don't perform. You may say boo hoo to that but the majority of the clinical managers really want to improve things for the patients. This paper blames them for every decision made by the centralised NHS. There are a lot of good things going on at Bucks Healthcare and a lot of really positive stories but the Bucks Free Press only ever prints when we get things wrong. When was the last time you saw the BFP print anything positive about the hospitals? Harriet73

7:50pm Fri 1 Feb 13

QualityCare4all says...

Most of the employees on £100k+ will be hospital consultants. Only about 3 executives per organisation will be and their salaries are in the public domain in the Annual Reports:
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Most of the employees on £100k+ will be hospital consultants. Only about 3 executives per organisation will be and their salaries are in the public domain in the Annual Reports: http://www.bucksheal thcare.nhs.uk/Downlo ads/annualreports/1. %20Annual%20report%2 02011-2012.pdf http://www.buckingha mshire.nhs.uk/?s=ann ual+report QualityCare4all

1:06am Sat 2 Feb 13

Voyeur says...

I expect he would also be surprised at the number of staff in local authorities in Buckinghamshire who earn more money than he does too!
I expect he would also be surprised at the number of staff in local authorities in Buckinghamshire who earn more money than he does too! Voyeur

9:42am Sat 2 Feb 13

handsworth says...

KEEP DIGGING MR BAKER.....
As a retired NHS telecoms worker I can tell you some horrific stories about spending on admin in the organisation. Few checks on spending are made, just take a look for yourself, these people have the very latest IT and office furniture, top of the range and no expense spared. In the commercial world this couldn't happen as fims would go bust, but the NHS can't go bust so they carry on spending.
In the 1990's no less than 50 new phone lines were put into the King Edward hospital in Windsor to service all the new administrators that were bought in, the admin costs are out of control, and nobody is getting to grips with it, keep digging Mr Baker, you and the public will be shocked at what you find....
KEEP DIGGING MR BAKER..... As a retired NHS telecoms worker I can tell you some horrific stories about spending on admin in the organisation. Few checks on spending are made, just take a look for yourself, these people have the very latest IT and office furniture, top of the range and no expense spared. In the commercial world this couldn't happen as fims would go bust, but the NHS can't go bust so they carry on spending. In the 1990's no less than 50 new phone lines were put into the King Edward hospital in Windsor to service all the new administrators that were bought in, the admin costs are out of control, and nobody is getting to grips with it, keep digging Mr Baker, you and the public will be shocked at what you find.... handsworth

5:55pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Darren Hayday says...

Yes Minister:-

"Why should we close a hospital because it has no patients? We don't disband the Army just because there isn't a war."

Sir Humphrey.
Yes Minister:- "Why should we close a hospital because it has no patients? We don't disband the Army just because there isn't a war." Sir Humphrey. Darren Hayday

6:02pm Sat 2 Feb 13

demoness the second says...

Darren Hayday wrote:
Yes Minister:-

"Why should we close a hospital because it has no patients? We don't disband the Army just because there isn't a war."

Sir Humphrey.
Is that the one where the administrators tell the PM that patient's would just interfere with the smooth running of the hospital? :)
[quote][p][bold]Darren Hayday[/bold] wrote: Yes Minister:- "Why should we close a hospital because it has no patients? We don't disband the Army just because there isn't a war." Sir Humphrey.[/p][/quote]Is that the one where the administrators tell the PM that patient's would just interfere with the smooth running of the hospital? :) demoness the second

6:52pm Sat 2 Feb 13

wycombeguy says...

Mr Steve Baker should do something decent for a change and do something about all the services we have lost at Wycombe General Hospital, it is very sad to see we have lost Maternity, A&E, and others, WHAT NEXT?
Mr Steve Baker should do something decent for a change and do something about all the services we have lost at Wycombe General Hospital, it is very sad to see we have lost Maternity, A&E, and others, WHAT NEXT? wycombeguy

6:59pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Mike Henson says...

Next, well that'll be what's left when they build the super hospital up at junction 8/9 of the M4
Next, well that'll be what's left when they build the super hospital up at junction 8/9 of the M4 Mike Henson

7:34pm Sat 2 Feb 13

MOCOB says...

I suspect that taxpayers get better value for money from the NHS workers than we do from MPs, ours especially.
I suspect that taxpayers get better value for money from the NHS workers than we do from MPs, ours especially. MOCOB

9:04pm Sat 2 Feb 13

Mike Henson says...

With Europe making all the laws these days there's little left for our MP's to do. We won't make any progress whilst we have political parties.
With Europe making all the laws these days there's little left for our MP's to do. We won't make any progress whilst we have political parties. Mike Henson

4:11pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Not amused says...

Typical MP. Totally uninformed, totally misinformed and living in his own insular little world.
Perhaps he is jealous of the earnings of others.

However he is now QUALIFIED as an MP.

After all he's been there long enough now, to have learnt the job. Hasn't he?

Perhaps I'm giving him too much credit.
Typical MP. Totally uninformed, totally misinformed and living in his own insular little world. Perhaps he is jealous of the earnings of others. However he is now QUALIFIED as an MP. After all he's been there long enough now, to have learnt the job. Hasn't he? Perhaps I'm giving him too much credit. Not amused

5:26pm Sun 3 Feb 13

Mike Henson says...

Not amused wrote:
Typical MP. Totally uninformed, totally misinformed and living in his own insular little world.
Perhaps he is jealous of the earnings of others.

However he is now QUALIFIED as an MP.

After all he's been there long enough now, to have learnt the job. Hasn't he?

Perhaps I'm giving him too much credit.
Yes, I think we both know you're giving him too much credit. :)

So, if he IS qualified, what are his or any other run-of-the-politicia
n's qualifications?

We put these people in charge of our country with no qualifications to do the job; I've seen better qualified parish councillors.

But this bizarre policy runs throughout the country at Principal, County and Government levels: "Fred tows the party line we'll make him Home Secretary"

Our government is bizarre, we should have a financier as Chancellor, a Doctor in charge of the NHS etc.

Sometimes I think Dragons Den and Sir Gerry Robinson would make a better job - they do have the necessary qualifications and no hidden agendas

It's time for change comrades!
[quote][p][bold]Not amused[/bold] wrote: Typical MP. Totally uninformed, totally misinformed and living in his own insular little world. Perhaps he is jealous of the earnings of others. However he is now QUALIFIED as an MP. After all he's been there long enough now, to have learnt the job. Hasn't he? Perhaps I'm giving him too much credit.[/p][/quote]Yes, I think we both know you're giving him too much credit. :) So, if he IS qualified, what are his or any other run-of-the-politicia n's qualifications? We put these people in charge of our country with no qualifications to do the job; I've seen better qualified parish councillors. But this bizarre policy runs throughout the country at Principal, County and Government levels: "Fred tows the party line we'll make him Home Secretary" Our government is bizarre, we should have a financier as Chancellor, a Doctor in charge of the NHS etc. Sometimes I think Dragons Den and Sir Gerry Robinson would make a better job - they do have the necessary qualifications and no hidden agendas It's time for change comrades! Mike Henson

8:57am Mon 4 Feb 13

gpn01 says...

I would be less worried about what they're paid and more concerned about what they're worth. If someone is paid £100k and they're worth it then what's the problem? Likewise if someone is paid £50k and they just add an unnecessary admin overhead or make poor quality decisions then they should be removed.
I would be less worried about what they're paid and more concerned about what they're worth. If someone is paid £100k and they're worth it then what's the problem? Likewise if someone is paid £50k and they just add an unnecessary admin overhead or make poor quality decisions then they should be removed. gpn01

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