§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the numbers of unqualified NHS nursing staff joining the NHS in each year since 1990, who were(a) joining directly after completing full-time education, (b) aged under 21 years, (c) joining from other NHS units, (d) joining from other care sector employment, (e) joining from other employment, (f) joining from non-activity in the labour market and (g) joining from unemployment.
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 21 June 1993 at columns29-31 for the latest available information.
1990 1991 1992 31993 a. Newly qualified student nurses with employed status Numbers n/a n/a 11,610 15,480 WTE n/a n/a 16,260 15,690 b. Newly qualified project 2000 students Numbers n/a n/a 1— 1— WTE n/a n/a 1— 1— c. Registered nurses entering the NHS after a period of unemployment Numbers n/a n/a 2,050 1,490 WTE n/a n/a 1,530 1,220 d. Joined NHS units directly after being employed by another NHS Unit Numbers 21,600 18,490 2— 2— WTE n/a n/a 2— 2— e. Joined NHS units directly after being employed in nursing Numbers 6,790 5,350 n/a n/a WTE n/a n/a n/a n/a All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 1It is not possible to separately identify newly qualified staff previously with employed status from those who had been Project 2000 students. 2It is not possible to identify these staff due to definitional problems regarding transfers. Figures appear inflated due to the recording (in some regions) of movements within the regions. 3Where provided numbers for 1993 are based on returns from 11 regions whole time equivalents are based on returns from 12. Figures for 1992 are based on returns from 12 regions.