§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the total numbers of (a) full-time state registered nurses, (b) part-time state registered nurses, (c) full-time state enrolled nurses and (d) part-time state enrolled nurses employed by the National Health Service in Wales (i) at 30 September 1978 and (ii) at 31 March 1984; if he will also express the number of state registered nurses and state enrolled nurses, respectively, at each date in whole-time equivalents; and if he will give the ratios for each date of whole-time equivalent state registered nurses to whole-time equivalent state enrolled nurses.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information for 1978 and 1984, collected at the time of the annual September census of NHS staff, is given in the following table:
30 September 1978 30 September 1984 Number of full-time SRNs 6,666 8,292 Number of part-time SRNs 3,520 3,854 Number of full-time SENs 2,737 3,624 Number of part-time SENs 2,088 2,779 Whole-time equivalent of SRNs 8,654.9 10,567.0 Whole-time equivalent of SENs 4,037.8 5,395.1 Ratio of SRN: SEN (whole-time equivalent) 2.14:1 1.96:1
§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were the average numbers of hours worked per nurse in Wales in the National Health Service (a) at 30 September 1978 and (b) at 31 March 1984.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Gentleman.