§ 51. Mr. Braineasked the Minister of Health how many qualified nurse tutors have left nurse training schools in each of the past three years; how many of these left to take up posts in colleges of further education; and what percentage of the total number of nurse tutors they represent.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. BraineYes, but surely this is something which the Minister should find out. Is the right hon. Gentleman aware 1261 that the number of qualified tutors who have left may be—so I am advised—5 per cent. to 7 per cent. of the total? Is this not? Is he not aware of the great dissatisfaction among qualified nurse tutors, and will he not try to find out the cause of this movement?
§ Mr. RobinsonA wastage of that order would certainly be serious, but such figures as we have do not bear it out. The number of qualified nurse tutors has gone very slightly up over the last three years; certainly it has not fallen; and the number of unqualified tutors has gone up very considerably.