§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unfilled nurses' jobs there are in Doncaster; and what is the national average figure.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation about nurse vacancies is not collected centrally. However, a sample survey for the nurses' pay review body showed that at 31 March 1987 about 3.5 per cent. of all nursing and midwifery posts had been vacant for three months or more.
The hon. Member may care to write to the chairman of Doncaster health authority for details of the position within the authority.