§ Lord Molloyasked Her Majesty's Government:
- (a) what is the number of whole-time equivalent health visitor posts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland;
- (b) of these, how many have had their caseloads temporarily closed because of (i) staff recruiting problems and (ii) vacant posts left unfilled to reduce costs; and
- (c) which health authorities provide for vacant health visitor caseloads to be covered by staff employed on a temporary basis (full or part-time) for this purpose.
§ Lord Molloyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the number of NHS nursing staff in the following categories attached to chest clinics and/or working closely with consultant physicians in the identification, treatment and after care of people suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis—
- (a) Registered general nurses with no other relevant nursing qualification;
1440 - (b)Registered general nurses without the health visitor's certificate but with another relevant nursing qualification;
- (c)Registered general nurses with the health visitor's certificate.
§ Lord SkelmersdaleThe number of health visitors in post at 30th September 1986 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland is given in the table:
NHS Health Visitor Staff in post at 30th September 1986 (Whole time equivalents) England 10,430 Wales 610 Northern Ireland 470 I regret that the other information requested is not available centrally.