Nurses (Hansard, 9 November 1984)

§ Mr. Meacher
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) qualified and (b) unqualified nurses are employed by the National Health Service.

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke
The requested information is as follows:

Nursing and midwifery staff^*

England—30 September 1983

Number

Qualified 223,500 (WTE)‡

Unqualified† 171,200 (WTE)‡

^* Excludes agency staff.

^† Includes nurse learners and qualified nurses undertaking training for a further qualification.

^‡ Whole-time equivalent.

§ Mr. Meacher
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) state-registered nurses and (b) state-enrolled nurses are currently unemployed.

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke
We are not in a position to collect this information. There are always vacant nursing posts in less popular specialties in certain parts of the country.

Nursing and midwifery staff^*
England—30 September 1983
	Number
Qualified	223,500 (WTE)‡
Unqualified†	171,200 (WTE)‡
^* Excludes agency staff.
^† Includes nurse learners and qualified nurses undertaking training for a further qualification.
^‡ Whole-time equivalent.