§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which regional health authorities in 1983 will be unable to offer jobs to all nurses who qualify at the end of their training.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his best estimate of the number of jobs available within the National Health Service to those registered and enrolled nurses who qualify in the next round of examinations.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergInformation on which an estimate of the number of jobs available within the National Health Service to those registered and enrolled nurses who qualify in the next round of examinations is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in the most recent set of final examinations for which figures are available. how many candidates for(a) registration and (b) enrolment as nurses achieved a pass; what was the total number of candidates at these examinations seeking registration and enrolment; and of those achieving registration and enrolment how many were subsequently not offered full-time jobs within the National Health Service.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe latest figures supplied by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales show that in October 1982 of 8,108 candidates seeking registration 5,812 achieved a pass and of the 4,410 seeking enrolment 3,852 achieved a pass. Information as to the numbers of those achieving registration and enrolment who were not offered full-time jobs within the National Health Service is not available centrally.