HC Deb 03 April 1969 vol 781 c188W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the increase in nursing and midwifery staff at non-psychiatric hospitals and at hospitals for the mentally ill and the mentally sub-normal between 30th September, 1964, and 1968.

Mr. Crossman

The information requested is given in the following table:

Nursing and midwifery staff (in terms of whole-time equivalents) at
Type of hospital 30th September, 1964 30th September, 1968 Increase Per cent.
Non-psychiatric 168,976 193,361 14
For the mentally ill 31,511 33,819 7
For the mentally sub-normal 11,879 14,114 19

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