§ 39. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Health if he will hold an inquiry into the reasons why nurses are leaving the National Health Service for private practice; and what steps he proposes to take to halt this movement.
§ Mr. PowellNo. There is no movement on any significant scale.
§ 52. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Health to what extent the existing salary scale for nursing staff has now had an adverse effect on the recruitment and retention of nurses for mental patients.
§ Mr. PowellNursing staff in psychiatric hospitals at March, 1962, was larger than ever before.