§ Q36. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister how many nurses Her Majesty's Government plan to be employed in the National Health Service in 1986 and how this compares with the number now employed or being trained in the National Health Service.
§ The Prime MinisterDecisions about the numbers of nurses to be employed are made by individual employing authorities and estimates for 1986 are not available centrally. At 31 March 1983, 486,700 nurses and midwives were employed in the National Health Service in Great Britain. This figure includes qualified nurses, nurses in training, unqualified nurses, and agency nurses.