§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give details of the numbers of whole-time equivalent NHS nursing and midwifery staff employed on each grade and pay point of the clinical grades, educational grades and senior nursing and midwifery pay spine in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesDue to the complex nature of the data requested, I will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of the information in the Library of the House.
1989–901 1990–911 1991–921 1992–9312 Nursing qualification to which initial training leads: Registered General Nurse 786 788 269 — Bachelor of Nursing 34 39 — — Enrolled Nurse (General) 47 74 — — Registered Mental Nurse 140 142 53 — Enrolled Nurse (Mental) — — — — Registered Nurse Mental Handicap 33 41 18 — Enrolled Nurse (Mental Handicap) — — — — Registered Sick Children's Nurse — — — — Registered Midwife — — 10 15 Registered Health Visitor — — — — Project 20003: Adult Nursing n/a n/a 277 699 Mental Health n/a n/a 53 138 Mental Handicap n/a n/a — 35 Children's Nursing n/a n/a 42 73 Total 1,040 1,084 722 960 n/a = Not available. 1 1 April to 31 March. 2 Provisional. 3 Courses phased in from September 1991. Source: Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visting Annual Reports.
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