§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff from each of the old grades have been assimilated to each of the new grades in the recent clinical grading structure in Wigan district health authority.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 12 December 1988]: The information requested is given in the table.
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Numbers transferred to each new clinical grade Previous grade Staff in post whole time equivalents A B C D E F 1G H I Practical Work Teacher 10.00 — — — — — — — 10.00 — Tutor 8.60 — — — — — — — — 8.60 Tutor Midwife 3.00 — — — — — — — — 3.00 Post Basic Students Enrolled Staff Nurse 46.00 — — — 46.00 — — — — — Deputy Sister — — — — — — — — — — Sister II — — — — — — — — — — Others 2.80 — 2.80 — — — — — — — TOTALS 1,851.80 383.66 40.91 197.73 265.45 385.44 189.80 318.21 37.00 33.60 1 Excludes some additional G posts which health authorities have indicated they intend to create in future on existing two-sister wards. 2 Excludes Post Basic Students.