§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS whole-time equivalent(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in East Worthing and Shoreham in each of the last seven years. [169028]
Ratio of applicants to pre-registration nursing and midwifery training courses to nursing and midwifery training commissions in England each year Diploma1 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Applicants 18,732 32,405 34,953 40,908 33,864 29,689 Commissions 16,120 16,586 17,383 18,666 19,704 n/a n/a = Not available. 1Applicant and commissions data are not directly comparable as the NMAS applications cycle runs for longer than the commissioning cycle, 1997–98 applicants data is therefore compared with 1998–99 commissions data and a direct ratio is not applicable Source: Nursing and Midwifery Admissions Service Department of Health Quarterly Monitoring Reports its Degree.
Degree 1997–98 1998–89 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Applicants to commissions ratio n/a n/a n/a 2.0 2.0 2.0 Applicants n/a n/a n/a 5,357 6,126 6,541 Commissions 521 1,569 2,121 2,638 3,104 3,252 n/a = Not available. Source: University and Colleges Admission Service Department of Health Quarterly Monitoring Reports