§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, for each year over the last 10 years, in how many hospitals the English National Board has refused to allow nurse training, or has given a warning that it would consider disallowing training; how many of these were teaching hospitals; and what was the regional distribution of all the hospitals.
§ Mr. HayhoeUnder Section 6 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting approves institutions for the provision of courses of training. These institutions, normally referred to as schools of nursing are based in one or more district health authority and normally span a number of hospitals. The board took over this statutory responsibility from the General Nursing Council for England and Wales on 1 July 1983. The details on courses for 1983–86 have been provided by the hoard. Information on approvals prior to July 1983 is not available in the form requested.
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Year and Course Region Teaching Non-Teaching Courses not approved 1983 Mental Handicap Oxford Non-teaching 1986 General South West Thames Non-Teaching Courses where approval was restricted to one year* 1983 General Yorkshire Teaching General Yorkshire Non-Teaching General Oxford Non-Teaching General West Midlands Non-Teaching Mental Handicap North West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Handicap South Western Non-Teaching 1984 General ( x 2) Yorkshire Non-Teaching General West Midlands Non-Teaching Mental Illness Northern Teaching Mental Illness Trent Teaching Mental Illness North West Thames Teaching Mental Illness North West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness North East Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness South West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness West Midlands Non-Teaching Mental Illness North Western Non-Teaching Mental Handicap Trent Teaching Mental Handicap East Anglian Teaching Mental Handicap South West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Handicap Oxford Non-Teaching Mental Handicap Mersey Non-Teaching Mental Handicap North Western Non-Teaching 1985 General Yorkshire Non-Teaching General Yorkshire Teaching General North East Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness Northern Non-Teaching Mental Illness Yorkshire Non-Teaching Mental Illness Trent Non-Teaching Mental Illness North West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness North East Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness South Western Non-Teaching Mental Illness West Midlands Non-Teaching Mental Illness North Western Non-Teaching Mental Handicap Yorkshire Teaching Mental Handicap (x2) North West Thames Non-Teaching 1986 General Trent Non-Teaching General North West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness Yorkshire Non-Teaching Mental Illness North West Thames Non-Teaching Mental Illness South East Thames Non-Teaching Courses where re-approval was not sought 1985 General South East Thames Non-Teaching 1986 General Yorkshire Non-Teaching * A one year approval enables the Board to monitor closely the implementation of its recommendations before considering longer term approval.