§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many places were(a) offered and (b) filled on district nurse training programmes in Wales in each year since 1979–80.
§ Mr. GristThe information from 1983–84, obtained from the Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, is given in the table. Data are not held centrally before the setting up of the board in 1982.
District Nurse Training District Enrolled Nurse Training Year Places Numbers Places Numbers 1989–90 70 50 — — 1988–89 85 62 39 25 1987–88 84 62 39 33 1986–87 84 61 39 26 1985–86 90 69 30 22 1984–85 90 74 30 26 1983–84 90 77 1— 25 1 Data not available. It is the responsibility of each district health authority in Wales to determine its demand and training needs for district nurses according to manpower requirements.