§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to ensure that area health authorities of relatively prosperous regions do not mount special and sustained recruiting campaigns for nurses in areas of deprived health provision.
§ Dr. VaughanRecruitment of nurses is the responsibility of individual health authorities. If the hon. Member has cause for concern about the activities of any particular authority, I suggest he should pursue the matter with it. I will, however, bring the general point which he has raised to the notice of regional nursing officers.