(b) The number of staff recorded as holding a bank contract are as follows for the previous three financial years: Bank Nurse Staff 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Total on Payroll (Headcount) 13,411 14,437 18,349 Qualified 7,241 7,778 9,685 These figures include bank nurses that hold a bank contract exclusively as well as those that hold a simultaneous substantive contract.