§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many nurses in Welsh National Health Service hospitals are recruited through private nursing agencies; and what is the total amount paid out to these nurses and the agencies involved.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe figures fluctuate. There were one agency nurse and three agency midwives on 30th September 1972.
The total amount paid to nursing agencies by Welsh hospital authorities in the last financial year was £8,303.