§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurses were employed in National Health Service hospitals in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information requested is shown in the table. Figures for 30 September 1984 are the latest currently available to this level of detail.
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Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Staff* (including agency staff) England 30 September † Whole-time Equivalents 1970 240,100 1971 255,800 1972 272,000 1973 276,400 ‡1974 281,300 1975 304,500 1976 306,200 1977 306,300 1978 313,000 1979 319,300 1980 330,200 1981 347,700 1982 351,900 1983 350,500 1984 350,500 Source: DHSS annual census of non-medical manpower.
*Includes qualified, unqualified and learners.
† All figures are independently rounded to the nearest 100.
‡ Due to the effects of the 1974 NHS reorganisation, figures for the years up to and including 1974 may not be directly comparable with those for later years.
No adjustments have been made for the effects of changes in the standard working week introduced in 1972 and 1980, increased annual leave entitlements from 1974 and additional bank holiday entitlements introduced in 1977 and 1978.