§ Judy MallaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence he has obtained concerning the extent to which inflexibility in working hours deters nurses from taking up employment in the National Health Service. [69636]
§ Mr. DenhamThe National Health Service Executive ran a one-off survey in January 1998 to follow-up the 1995 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys report "Qualified Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors", which identified ways in which qualified nurses who had left nursing could be attracted back into the profession. The results from this survey, which include the impact of working practices, will be released shortly.