HC Deb 01 December 1972 vol 847 c269W
Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how many nurses the North Staffordshire hospitals are understaffed.

Sir K. Joseph

These hospitals have no approved nurse staffing establishments against which under or over-staffing can be measured, but over the last 12 months the number of nurses on the wards and in the departments of these hospitals has risen by 45 from 805 to 850.