§ Mr. MoateTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of nursing staff currently employed by the Medway district health authority, relative to 1979.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe information is given in the table.
NHS nursing and midwifery staff (including agency) at 30 September each year Medway district health authority Years 1Whole-time equivalents 1979 21,310 1990 1,710 1 All figures independently rounded to the nearest ten (10) whole-time equivalents. 2 Not adjusted for the reduction of nurses working hours during 1980–81 (from 40 to 37.5 hours per week). Source: Department of Health (SM13) annual census of NHS non-medical manpower.