§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many student nurses there were in training in each of the years 1963 to 1969; and how many of them did not complete their training.
§ Dr. John DunwoodyThe number of student nurses at National Health Service hospitals in England and Wales were:—
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At 31st March: 1963 … … … 54596 1964 … … … 54328 1965 … … … 53886 1966 … … … 54161 1967 … … … 54397 1968 … … … 53093 1969 … … … 49822 There are also a relatively small number of student nurses at hospitals not in the National Health Service.
The number of withdrawals from the General Nursing Council's Index of Student Nurses on discontinuing training were:—
During the year ended 31st March 1963 … … … 6651 1964 … … … 6751 1965 … … … 7704 1966 … … … 6234 1967 … … … 6994 1968 … … … 6868 1969 … … … 6457