HC Deb 18 November 1985 vol 87 cc69-71W
Mr. Pendry

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list all professional bodies which have been involved with the training, conduct or registration of nurses, midwives and health visitors for each of the past 15 years, indicating his Department's annual contribution to each organisation's funding; and, where known, what proportion this represented of total funding for the body in question.

Mr. Hayhoe

In England, prior to July 1983, the following five professional bodies were involved with the training, conduct or registration of nurses, midwives and health visitors:

  • General Nursing Council for England and Wales (GNC)

Funding of professional bodies in £000
GNC CMB* CETHV† JBCNS‡ PADNT VKCC║ ENB
1970–71
a. DHSS funding 6,159 — 110 8 — — —
b. Total funding 6,836 — — — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 90% — — — — — —
1971–72
a. DHSS funding 7,119 72 181 11 — — —
b. Total funding 7,874 — — — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 90% — — — — — —
1972–73
a. DHSS funding 8,249 85 377 38 — — —
b. Total funding 9,099 — 112 — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 91% — — — — — —
1973–74
a. DHSS funding 9,386 93 82 80 — — —
b. Total funding 10,424 — 106 — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 90% — 77% — — — —
1974–75
a. DHSS funding 13,588 125 121 128 — — —
b. Total funding 14,968 — 154 — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 91% — 79% — — — —
1975–76
a. DHSS funding 19,743 201 178 202 — — —
b. Total funding 21,262 — 224 — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 93% — 79% — — — —
1976–77
a. DHSS funding 23,272 179 246 256 — — —
b. Total funding 25,752 — 309 — — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 90% — 80% — — — —

  • Central Midwives Board (CMB)
  • Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors (CETHV)
  • Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies (JBCNS)
  • Panel of Assessors for District Nurse Training (PADNT)
The first three were statutory bodies.

On 1 July 1983, these bodies were dissolved and their functions taken over by bodies established under the 1979 Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act:

  • United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing,
  • Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC)
  • English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (ENB).

The board took over only those training functions pertaining to England. The funding information requested is in the table.

GNC CMB* CETHV† JBCNS‡ PADNT UKCC║ BVB
1977–78
a. DHSS funding 25,036 194 267 281 — — —
b. Total funding 27,780 302 329 286 — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 90% 64% 81% 98% — — —
1978–79
a. DHSS funding 28,968 226 304 312 — — —
b. Total funding 31,807 339 375 319 — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 91% 67% 81% 98% — — —
1979–80
a. DHSS funding 34,454 265 360 354 — — —
b. Total funding 37,621 386 438 363 — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 92% 69% 82% 98% — — —
1980–81
a. DHSS funding 48,176 367 443 432 — — —
b. Total funding 52,139 502 539 442 — — —
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 92% 73% 82% 98% — — —
1981–82
a. DHSS funding 53,059 406 476 495 164 401 519
b. Total funding 58,189 587 495 507 184 455 521
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 91% 69% 81% 98% 89% 88% 99.6%
1982–83
a. DHSS funding 59,852 412 510 520 147 901 1,013
b. Total funding 64,092 577 644 528 179 1,078 1,013
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 93% 71% 79% 98% 82% 84% 100%
1983–84
a. DHSS funding 13,521 287 138 115 31 1,133 50,273
b. Total funding 14,332 353 184 119 38 2,774 51,670
c. (a) as percentage of (b) 94% 81% 75% 97% 82% 41% 97%
1984–85
a. DHSS funding — — — — — 266 68,800
b. Total funding — — — — — 2,654 68,647
c. (a) as percentage of (b) — — — — — 10% 97%

Notes:

* For CMB total funding figures are not available prior to 1977–78. No funding figure is available for 1970–71 and those for 1971–72 to 1975–76 include a contribution from Wales.

† For CETHV DHSS funding figures for years 1970–71 to 1972–73 include advances to Council for Education and Training in Social Work also. No figures are available for total funding prior to 1972–73.

‡ For JBCNS total funding figures are not available prior to 1977–78.

║ UKCC's first statutory accounts cover the period 1 October 1980 to 31 March 1982 and so the amounts stated under 1981–82 for both DHSS and total funding refer to this eighteen month period.

¶ ENB's first statutory accounts cover the period 1 September 1980 to 31 March 1982 and so the amounts stated under 1981–82 for both DHSS and total funding refer to this nineteen month period.