Mr. J. E. B. Hillasked the Minister of Health by what numbers and percentage the present nursing staff in hospitals for mentally deficient patients falls short of the establishment desired by each regional hospital board; and what are the principal reasons for these deficiencies.
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§ Mr. K. Robinson,pursuant to his reply on 22nd March, 1965, col. 28, circulated the following information:—
The assessment by Regional Hospital Boards of deficiencies of qualified and unqualified staff are:—
Number Per cent Newcastle Regional Hospital Board Nil — Leeds Regional Hospital Board 134 14.2 Sheffield Regional Hospital Board 189 15.3 East Anglian Regional Hospital Board 161 34.3 North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board 335 23.3 North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board 66 7.6 South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board 83 10.4 South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board 150 7.7 Oxford Regional Hospital Board 11 2.7 South Western Regional Hospital Board 74 5.7 Welsh Hospital Board 132 18.5 Birmingham Regional Hospital Board Nil — Manchester Regional Hospital Board 120 8.5 Liverpool Regional Hospital Board 79 18.8 Wessex Regional Hospital Board 53 13.9 Total 1,587 11.9