§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nursing adviser posts have been terminated in each regional health authority since the implementation of the proposals of the Griffiths report.
§ Mr. HayhoeI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing) on 13 March at column567. With the introduction of the general management function every health authority is required to appoint a chief nursing adviser to advise the authority and its managers on professional nursing matters; and also to monitor professional nursing standards within the authority.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many personnel officer posts have been created in each regional health authority since the implementation of the proposals of the Griffiths report.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe post of personnel officer was common throughout the Health Service before the implementation of the Griffiths report proposals. I regret that information about the number of personnel officer posts created since implementation of the Griffiths report proposals is not held centrally.