HC Deb 09 May 1972 vol 836 c310W
62. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to overcome the shortage of nurses in the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board's area.

Mr. Alison

The improvement of nurse staffing in the Sheffield Region is a matter for the regional hospital board in consultation with hospital management committees. I understand that the board has allocated £1 million in 1972–73 to cover additional nurse services in its hospitals.