§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many qualified nurses have been employed in Welsh hospitals in each year from 1979–80 to 1986–87, or for the latest date at which such information was available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation for the years 1979 to 1984 is contained in "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics for Wales", numbers 7 to 12, copies of which are in the Library.
At 30 September 1985, the latest date for which information is available, the equivalent of 12,032 whole-time qualified nurses were employed in Welsh hospitals. This figure excludes hospital tutorial staff and midwifery department staff.