§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were(a) employed by the NHS, (b) recruited and (c) left the NHS in (i) 1993, (ii) 1997 and (iii) 2001. [13379]
§ Mr. HuttonThe number of nurses employed by the National Health Service in 1993, 1997 and 2000 is shown in the table.
A new system of classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Therefore, the figure given for 1993 is not comparable with those collected after this date.
792WInformation regarding the number of nurses recruited into and leaving the NHS is not collected centrally.
Hospital and community health service qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff including practice nurses as at
30 September
Year Headcount 1993 310,900 1997 318,860 2000 335,950 Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest ten
A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics