§ Mr. G. Johnson Smithasked the Minister of Health if he will publish a table showing how the numbers of nursing
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STAFF EMPLOYED IN HOSPITALS IN ENGLADN AND WALES — All Hospitals Mental Illness March, 1961 September, 1961 March, 1962 March, 1961 September, 1961 March, 1962 Whole-time staff: Total, all grades … … 162,611 162,857 166,316 24,892 24,727 25,301 Trained nurses … … 54,904 54,374 55,650 11,698 11,689 11,820 Students … … … 53,088 53,696 53,468 5,893 5,749 5,823 Enrolled nurses … … 10,138 10,129 10,164 42 34 42 Pupil nurses … … … 5,976 6,085 6,551 — — — State certified midwives … 5,919 5,896 6,010 — — — Pupil midwives … … 4,874 4,640 5,064 — — — Other nursing staff … … 27,712 28,037 29,409 7,259 7,255 7,616 Part-time staff: Total, all grades … … 47,040 49,846 55,249 6,809 6,992 7,514 Trained nurses … … 15,015 15,834 17,547 1,507 1,549 1,600 Enrolled nurses … … 6,424 6,599 7,045 12 13 18 State certified midwives … 1,595 1,709 1,831 — — — Other nursing staff … … 24,006 25,704 28,826 5,290 5,430 5,896
— Mental Subnormality Other Hospitals March, 1961 September, 1961 March, 1962 March, 1961 September, 1961 March, 1962 Whole-time staff: Total, all grades … … 8,805 8,833 9,070 128,914 129,297 131,945 Trained nurses … … 3,519 3,517 3,539 39,687 39,168 40,291 Students … … … 1,318 1,339 1,365 45,877 46,608 46,280 Enrolled nurses … … 33 33 21 10,063 10,062 10,101 Pupil nurses … … … — — — 5,976 6,085 6,551 State certified midwives … — — — 5,919 5,896 6,010 Pupil midwives … … — — — 4,874 4,640 5,064 Other nursing staff … … 3,935 3,944 4,145 16,518 16,838 17,648 Part-time staff: Total, all grades … … 2,575 2,626 2,827 37,656 40,228 44,908 Trained nurses … … 384 408 432 13,124 13,877 15,515 Enrolled nurses … … 7 8 6 6,405 6,578 7,021 State certified midwives … — — — 1,595 1,709 1,831 Other nursing staff … … 2,184 2,210 2,389 16,532 18,064 20,541