§ 53. Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons with experience in community nursing have been appointed to health authorities at the regional and area policy-making levels, respectively, in each region.
§ Sir K. JosephThis information is not readily available. I am, however, aware that at least five of the nurses appointed to regional health authorities and 17 of those so far appointed to area health authorities have recent experience of community nursing as follows :
Region RHA AHA Northern 1 2 North West Thames 1 3 South West Thames 1 1 Wessex — 1 Oxford 1 — South Western — 2 West Midlands 1 5 Mersey — 1 North Western — 2