§ Mr. Simon Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the number of qualified state enrolled nurses and of qualified state registered nurses employed by the National Health Service, for each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 24 February 1987, c. 236]: The table shows all enrolled nurses and registered nurses and midwives working in National Health Service hospitals and in primary health care in England, from September 1974 to September 1985 inclusive (the latest date for which such detail is available).
Registered Nurses and Midwives, and Enrolled Nurses employed by the National Health Service in Hospitals and in primary health care1 England 1974–1985 Whole-time equivalents2 Staff in post at 30 September Registered Nurses and Midwives Enrolled Nurses 1974 113,100 42,900 1975 119,500 47,300 1976 123,600 50,600 1977 126,800 53,800 1978 129,500 56,500 1979 132,200 57,600 1980 135,600 60,300 1981 143,200 65,700 1982 147,600 68,400 1983 149,600 69,900 1984 152,500 71,100 1985 157,700 72,300 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS non-medical manpower.
1 Excludes staff in administrative and centrally based services. Not adjusted for reduction in nurses' working hours in 1980 from 40 to 37.5 hours per week or for increases in bank holiday entitlements in 1977 and 1978.
2 All figures are independently rounded to the nearest 100 whole-time equivalents.