§ 66. Mr. George Craddockasked the Minister of Health if, after the ending of the pay pause on 1st April, he will give fresh guidance to the management side of the Whitley Council to enable it to reconsider on a new basis the wage claims of the nursing profession.
§ Mr. PowellThe management side has been asked to have regard to the terms of Command Paper 1626.
§ 68. Mr. L. M. Leverasked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of qualified nurses in the hospitals of this country for the years 1955 to 1961 inclusive.
§ Miss PittFollowing are the figures:
Number of registered and enrolled nurses December, 1955 … … 77,908 September, 1956 … … 77,921 September, 1957 … … 78,529 September, 1958 … … 80,115 September, 1959 … … 82,717 September, 1960 … … 85,061 September, 1961 … … 86,936