§ 23. Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the change in numbers as opposed to whole-time equivalents of (a) full-time and (b) part-time nurses in the National Health Service between May 1979 and the latest available date.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe numbers of nursing and midwifery staff employed in the National Health Service in England at 30 September 1979 and at 30 September 1980—the latest date for which detailed information is available—were:
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1979 1980 Difference Full-time 263,000 270,600 +7,600 Part-time 154,100 165,200 +11,100 These figures include qualified and unqualified nursing and midwifery staff and agency staff.