§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many(a) health visitors, (b) district nurses, (c) community psychiatric nurses and (d) school nurses were employed in each area of Wales on 30 September 915W 1993 and for the latest date available, expressed as whole-time equivalents and actual numbers; and if he will list the same information for student health visitors and student district nurses; [33260]
(2) if he will publish a breakdown by area of the health visitors, district nurses and school nurses by each income band for September 1993 and the latest date for which information is available; [33261]
(3) if he will publish a breakdown by area of the population numbers per health visitor on September 1992 and September 1993 and for the latest date for which information is available; and what is the number of health visitors (a) per under five and (b) per over 65 years in each area. [33262]
§ Mr. RichardsReliable estimates of the numbers of nursing staff employed in specific occupational groups, such as those requested, are not available centrally.
Based on service requirements indicated by work force plans, there were 33 student health visitors and 33 student district nurses in September 1993. The figures for April 1995 were 26 and 29 respectively.