§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurses entered into mental handicap nurse training for each of the past five years in each region in England.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 14 July 1988]: Information supplied by the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for the years ended 31 March 1985, 1986 and 1987 is shown in the table. Information is not available prior to 1985.
The figures for 1986–87 relate to all entrants to training, including those undertaking training for a second qualification. Those for 1984–85 and 1985–86 related just to those entering training for their first basic nurse qualification. Therefore they are not comparable.
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1984–851 1985–861 1986–872 Registered training Enrolled training Registered training Enrolled training Registered training Enrolled training South East Thames 33 20 28 18 57 — South West Thames 100 22 76 16 137 17 Wessex 46 5 50 Nil 79 — Oxford 10 12 15 11 22 19 South Western 46 28 84 21 72 9 West Midlands 100 25 110 18 132 10 Mersey 35 15 34 7 72 30 North Western 70 23 101 24 123 8 Outside NHS 17 1 68 12 — — Total 787 336 836 203 1,040 202 Source: English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
1The figures may differ slightly from those shown previously as some small corrections have been made.
2 The figures for 1986–87 are not comparable with those for 1984–85 and 1985–86. The 1986–87 figures relate to all entrants to training including those undertaking training for a second qualification. Those for earlier years relate just to those entering training for their first basic nurse qualification.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many community mental handicap nurses are employed by each health authority in England.
§ Mr. Newton[holding answer 14 July 1988]: The total number of nursing staff employed in the community mental handicap service in each region at 30 September 1986 is shown in the table. Similar information for 1987 is not yet available.
NHS staff in post by regional health authority community mental handicap nursing staff1 at September 1986. Regional Health Authority Whole-time equivalents2 Northern 79 Yorkshire 88 Trent 50 East Anglian 83 North West Thames 53 North East Thames 51 South East Thames 50 South West Thames 92 Wessex 24 Oxford 33 South Western 111 West Midlands 169 Mersey 85 Northern Western 131 London Post-Graduate Special Health Authorities 1 Total 1,100 Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower.
Notes:
1Includes qualified and unqualified nursing staff employed in the community mental handicap service.
2 Figures are independently rounded to the nearest whole-time equivalent.