HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 c523W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the medical schools within Wales indicating which schools teach neurology as part of their courses.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The university of Wales college of medicine is the only medical school in Wales. Neurology is part of the range of subjects in the college's undergraduate medical curriculum.

District Nurses, for England by RHA, 1982–91 at 30 September (whole-time equivalents)
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
England 10,120 10,030 9,770 9,930 9,990 9,500 9,390 10,160 10,380 9,900
Northern na na na na 820 820 810 850 850 820
Yorkshire na na na na 720 740 710 790 780 660
Trent na na na na 1,000 1,000 1,030 1,040 1,000 980
East Anglian na na na na 390 360 370 370 350 350
North West Thames na na na na 650 590 570 720 710 660
North East Thames na na na na 650 630 610 710 730 710
South East Thames na na na na 720 480 410 350 800 680
South West Thames na na na na 660 620 610 660 620 630
Wessex na na na na 650 620 620 640 630 620
Oxford na na na na 510 510 500 570 570 580
South Western na na na na 620 620 630 750 710 640
West Midlands na na na na 1,060 1,040 1,020 1,100 1,080 1,070
Mersey na na na na 520 530 510 570 540 520
North Western na na na na 1,000 920 980 1,030 1,010 990
SHAs na na na na 20 10 10 10

Notes:

1. "na" means figure is not available,— = zero.

2. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

3. Totals may not add due to rounding.

4. Figures exclude senior nurses 1–5. Includes senior nurses 6–8 in district nursing, district nurses, district nurse practical work teachers, holders of dual post (DN/midwife) and hank district nurses. From 1989 included clinical grade G to I in district nursing.

5. The figures exclude the total number of nurses working in GP practice in England and Wales which increased from 1,515 at 1 October 1982 to 8,780 whole-time equivalent at 1 October 1991.

N. B. For details on appropriate qualifications for practice nurses read para 52.23 (Page 211) national health services, general medical services statement of fees and allowances and payable to general medical practitioners in England and Wales from 1 April 1990.