§ 45. Mr. Severasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the actual working ratio of teachers to students in schools of nursing.
§ Dr. VaughanInformation provided by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales in its annual reports show that there has been a gradual improvement in the ratio of teachers to learners in schools of nursing in recent years which continued into 1980–81 when the ratio was 1:23.7.
The figures on which the ratio is calculated exclude unqualified teachers and also relate to training undertaken outside the NHS.