HC Deb 22 December 1981 vol 15 c382W
45. Mr. Sever

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the actual working ratio of teachers to students in schools of nursing.

Dr. Vaughan

Information provided by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales in its annual reports show that there has been a gradual improvement in the ratio of teachers to learners in schools of nursing in recent years which continued into 1980–81 when the ratio was 1:23.7.

The figures on which the ratio is calculated exclude unqualified teachers and also relate to training undertaken outside the NHS.