§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurses, SRNs and administrators, respectively, are employed in the National Health Service; and what were the figures for the years 1955 and 1965.
§ Mr. MeacherReliable comparative figures are only available for the hospital service in England and Wales. All figures are whole time equivalents.
All nurses and midwives Registered nurses and certified midwives Nurses and midwives engaged mainly in administration 1955 162,939 63,025 Not available 1965 222,397 78,603 11,140 1974* 290,952 93,467 11,314 * Latest available. Registered nurses include SRN and certain specialist groups. I will send the 86W hon. Member the figures for administrators in general.