§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unqualified nursing staff and nursing auxiliaries are on ward duty at night, unsupervised, at each of the hospitals in the Portsmouth 370W Group in a typical night; what is the total number of fully qualified nursing staff on night duty at the same hospitals in a typical night; how many qualified nurses who have qualified on the Mature Women's Experimental Nursing Course in the Portsmouth Group have been refused permanent posts as part-time SRNs in the Portsmouth Group on completion of their course; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonNone, 185 and none respectively; one nurse who recently, on completion of the mature women's experimental nursing course, applied to a hospital in the group for part-time night work at hours when no additional qualified staff were required was subsequently accepted for employment at another hospital in the group.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services whether he will make a statement on the state of industrial relations in the Portsmouth Hospital Group.
§ Sir K. JosephRelations have been disturbed by a local trade union official seeking to withhold some ancillary services from private patients. Discussions are proceeding with the object of securing normal services.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services whether he will make a statement on the adequacy of nurses' homes in the Portsmouth Hospital Group.
§ Mr. AlisonI am making inquiries and will write to the hon. Member in the near future.