HC Deb 13 March 1961 vol 636 c78W
Mr. W. Clark

asked the Minister of Health what is the number of nurses employed full time and part time, respectively, in the National Health Service.

Miss Pitt

The numbers of nursing and midwifery staff in National Health Service Hospitals in England and Wales at 30th September, 1960, were:

Trained nurses
Whole-time 54,392
Part-time 14,349
Student nurses 54,075
Enrolled assistant nurses
Whole-time 10,146
Part-time 6,174
Pupil assistant nurses
Whole-time 5,777
Part-time 58
Other nursing staff
Whole-time 27,331
Part-time 22,134
Midwives
Whole-time 5,693
Part-time 1,528
Pupil midwives 4,647
Totals
Whole-time 162,061
Part-time 44,243

In the health services provided by local health authorities 14,826 whole-time and 6,051 part-time nurses and midwives were employed at the end of 1959.

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