HC Deb 26 January 1994 vol 236 cc276-7W
Dr. Marek

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many nurses were employed in NHS hospitals in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what are the figures for nurses employed in the community alongside family doctors.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

Detailed breakdowns of nursing staff employed by health authorities and NHS trusts into hospital and community staff are not considered reliable. However information on the whole-time equivalent numbers of all hospital and community nursing and midwifery staff is shown in the table as well as numbers of nurses employed by general medical practitioners.