HC Deb 12 July 1985 vol 82 c561W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to remedy the shortage of trained neonatal nurses.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

It is for health authorities to decide, in the light of local needs and priorities and the resources available to them, how many nurses and midwives they should employ who have received training in the special and intensive care of the newborn and how many trainees they should recruit to meet those needs.