§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing and midwifery staff from each of the old grades have been assimilated to each of the new grades in the clinical grading structure in England.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information requested is given in the table:
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The new clinical grading structure for nursing, midwifery and health visitor staff. Percentage of old clinical grades assimilated to each of the new clinical grades on the basis of duties and responsibilities on 1st April 1988: England Percentages transferred to each new clinical grade Previous grade 1Staff in post A B C D E F 2G H I Nursing Auxiliary 90,819.73 86.3 13.5 0.3 — — — — — — Staff Nursery Nurse 2,357.19 2.3 89.5 7.9 0.3 — — — — — Enrolled Nurse1 64,440.72 — — 43.7 47.6 8.7 0.1 — — — Enrolled District Nurse1 3,476.26 — — 4.5 92.2 3.1 0.2 — — — Senior Enrolled Nurse1 3,774.55 — — 2.1 49.8 46.6 1.3 0.2 — — Staff Nurse1 75,609.73 — — — 25.2 65.5 9.1 0.2 — — Staff Midwife1 9,012.88 — — — 10.4 77.1 12.4 0.1 — — Deputy Sister1 4,179.59 — — — 0.2 18.0 79.3 2.5 0.1 — Nursing Sister II1 40,906.51 — — — — — 39.3 57.9 2.7 0.1 Midwifery Sister II1 9,912.59 — — — — — 24.6 74.3 1.1 — District Nurse (Sister II)1 9,881.94 — — — — — 1.2 94.8 3.9 0.1 Nursing Sister I 1,414.58 — — — — — 2.6 47.0 45.4 5.0 Midwifery Sister I 139.75 — — — — — 2.1 51.3 44.4 2.1 Health Visitor 9,275.43 — — — — — 0.2 96.8 2.8 0.2 Senior Nurse 8 3,352.81 — — — — — 0.3 13.6 56.2 29.9 Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) 404.87 — — — — — 0.7 9.6 45.4 44.2 Senior Nurse 7 3,526.47 — — — — — 0.1 1.0 18.3 80.6 Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 360.93 — — — — — — — 18.8 81.2 Clinical Teacher 1,114.24 — — — — — — 2.1 94.9 3.0 Fieldwork Teacher 1,369.85 — — — — — 0.1 1.7 97.3 0.9 Practical Work Teacher 1,498.11 — — — — — — 1.3 97.6 1.1 Tutor 1,344.17 — — — — — — — 3.7 96.3 Tutor Midwife 428.11 — — — — — — — 2.1 97.9 Post basic students Enrolled 2,034.01 — — 90.7 8.7 0.6 — — — — Staff Nurse 7,900.26 — — 0.9 89.3 8.5 0.7 0.6 — — Deputy Sister 74.90 — — — 9.3 39.9 42.7 8.0 — — Sister II 368.67 — — — 3.3 1.4 72.6 21.3 1.2 0.3 Others 1,031.30 1.4 2.4 0.7 24.3 7.8 1.8 39.9 3.1 18.7 Totals 350,010.16 22.4 4.1 8.8 18.1 18.7 8.7 14.7 2.7 1.8 1 Whole time equivalents 2 Excludes Post Basic Students Notes: 1. Excludes some 3,500 additional '6' posts which health authorities have indicated they intend to create in future on existing two-sister wards.
2. The percentages may not always sum to 100 due to rounding.