HC Deb 18 May 1994 vol 243 c517W
Mr. Bates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses completed their registered general nurse qualification in 1993; and how many of them are now employed by the national health service.

Mr. Sackville

The number of admissions from England to the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting register for the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993 is shown in the table. The total figure represents an increase of 3 per cent. on the previous year.

Number
Part 1—First level nurses trained in general nursing 15,042
Part 12—First level nurses trained in adult nursing (Project 2000) 635
TOTAL 15,677

Information relating to nurses qualifying in particular years and employed by the national health service is not available centrally.