§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of Slate for Social Services what proportion of nursing staff in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals is, respectively, registered, enrolled, students, pupils or other categories.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information requested is given in the table.
England 30 September 1983 Mental Illness Hospitals‡ Mental Handicap Hospitals‡ (per cent.) (per cent.) All nursing staff* 100 100 First level (Registered) nurse† 35 25 Second level (Enrolled) nurse† 20 17 Students 12 8 Pupils 4 4 Other nursing staff 29 46 * The figures are based on whole-time equivalent numbers including tutorial staff but excluding administrative and agency staff. † Includes first level nurses with and without the RMN or RNMH qualification and second level nurses with and without the EN(M) and EN(MH) qualification. ‡ Includes staff in mental and mental handicap units and wards within non-psychiatric hospitals.