§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trainee nurses there were in(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994. [16238]
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 30 November 1994, column794 for the 1992 figures. Information shown in the table for 1993 and 1994 is taken from the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting annual reports for 1993 and 1994, copies of which are available in the Library.
In training population nurses and midwives—England Years ended 31 March 1992 and 31 March 1994 1993 1994 Pre-registration 53,085 54,898 Post-registration 3,718 3,038 Total pre- and post-registration 56,803 57,936 Source:
English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.