§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many female nurses are trained annually at each of the Service training establishments; what is the estimated cost per trainee in each Service; and why the training is not concentrated at one establishment.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe average numbers under training annually are: Royal Navy 135, Army 440 and Royal Air Force 275. No costs for nurse training are available.
102WA large part of the training of female nurses consists of practical training in hospitals. In order to provide sufficient clinical experience and to avoid too high a proportion of trainees at any one place, their training is spread among Service hospitals. Nurses in training work under supervision as part of the staffs of Service hospitals.