§
Mr. Whitaker
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give the figures for the last 10 years of the weekly pay of a hospital nurse in comparison with the national average wage; the number of nurses in the National Health Service, in comparison with the total number required; and the
| MOVEMENTS IN THE SALARY OF A STAFF NURSE IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL EXPRESSED IN WEEKLY TERMS TO NEAREST SHILLING |
|
|
|
|
|
At minimum of scale |
At maximum of scale |
|
|
|
|
|
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
| From 1st March, 1959 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
9 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
| From 1st December, 1960 |
… |
… |
… |
10 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| From 1st April, 1962 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
10 |
16 |
13 |
10 |
| From 1st July, 1963 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
11 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
| From 1st July, 1964 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
11 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
| From 1st July, 1965 |
… |
… |
… |
… |
13 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
| From 1st October, 1967 |
… |
… |
… |
13 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
| From 1st January, 1969 |
… |
… |
… |
15 |
1 |
18 |
18 |
| The dates given are those on which new salaries were introduced. |
| AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (TO NEAREST SHILLING) AT OCTOBER EACH YEAR MANUFACTURING AND CERTAIN OTHER INDUSTRIES |
|
|
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
|
|
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
| Men (aged 21 and over) |
… |
13 |
11 |
14 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
| Women (aged 18 and over) |
… |
7 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
1964 |
1965 |
7966 |
1967 |
1968 |
|
|
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
£ |
s. |
| Men (aged 21 and over) |
… |
18 |
2 |
19 |
12 |
20 |
6 |
21 |
8 |
23 |
0 |
| Women (aged 18 and over) |
… |
8 |
19 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
6 |
| NUMBER (IN TERMS OF TOTAL WHOLE-TIME EQUIVALENT) OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STAFF IN NATIONAL HFALTH SF.RVICF HOSPITALS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AT 30TH SEPTEMBER |
| 1959* |
1960* |
1961* |
1962* |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
| 188,377 |
191,556 |
196,088 |
206,673 |
207,746 |
212,366 |
222,397 |
231,542 |
239,323 |
241,294 |
| * Whole-time equivalent figures of part-time staff were not obtained in these years and the figures given are for whole-timers plus two-thirds of the number of part-timers. |
| INDEX OF STUDENT NURSES† |
|
|
1958–59 |
1959–60 |
1960–61 |
1961–62 |
1962–63 |
| Admitted for the first time or after previous discontinuance of training |
… |
21,796 |
21,636 |
20,573 |
21,333 |
21,978 |
| Withdrew on discontinuance of training |
9,132 |
9,315 |
9,081 |
8,426 |
8,069 |
|
|
1963–64 |
1964–65 |
1965–66 |
1966–67 |
1967–68 |
| Admitted for the first time or after previous discontinuance of training |
… |
19,648 |
20,770 |
21,087 |
20,538 |
19,301 |
| Withdrew on discontinuance of training |
8,139 |
8,923 |
7,407 |
7,985 |
7,803 |
| INDEX OF PUPIL NURSES† |
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|
1958–59 |
1959–60 |
1960–61 |
1961–62 |
1962–63 |
| Admitted for the first time or after previous discontinuance of training |
… |
4,006 |
4,191 |
4,236 |
4,498 |
5,893 |
| Withdrew on discontinuance of training |
1,633 |
1,982 |
1,882 |
1,798 |
1,957 |
|
|
1963–64 |
1964–65 |
1965–66 |
1966–67 |
1967–68 |
| Admitted for the first time or after previous discontinuance of training |
… |
5,884 |
7,131 |
8,787 |
10,487 |
11,756 |
| Withdrew on discontinuance of training |
2,166 |
2,333 |
2,791 |
3,314 |
4,226 |
| † The figures are taken from annual reports of the General Nursing Council and include nurses training at hospitals outside the National Health Service. |
310Wannual number of nurses recruited together with those who left during and after training, respectively.