HC Deb 08 May 1962 vol 659 cc27-8W
Mr. Owen

asked the Minister of Health what new steps are being taken to encourage recruitment in the nursing and midwifery professions; and whether he will make a statement.

Miss Pitt

No new steps; the numbers in post continue to rise.

of the numbers of such students for each of the past five years.

Sir D. Eccles

The information, so far as it is available, is given in the following table. It is not possible to identify local education authority awards that were tenable at Cambridge and Oxford.

Following is the information:

Mr. Owen

asked the Minister of Health (1) how many nursing vacancies there were in the hospital service at the end of 1961;

(2) how many midwifery vacancies there were in the service at the end of 1961.

Mr. Powell

I regret no figures are available.