§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students commenced training as initial entrants by means of(a) salaried students places (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study for each of the last five years. [8349]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested is as follows:
Project 2000 Year Number of students who commenced training 1994–95 462 1993–94 533 1992–93 687 1991–92 684 1990–91 389
Undergraduate students Year Number of degree students who commenced training 1994–95 32 1993–94 34 1992–93 32 1991–92 32 1990–91 27 The number for "salaried student places" is not held centrally.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of nurses working in(a) private nursing homes, (b) private hospitals, (c) local authorities, (d) private residential homes, (e) the armed forces, (f) the prison service, (g) the occupational health service, (h) private industry, (i) self-employment and (j) any other categories; and if he will express the figures in terms of (i) total numbers and (ii) whole-time equivalents for each of the last five years. [8331]
§ Sir John WheelerThe numbers of nurses working in the Northern Ireland Prison Service are as follows:
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Number 3 3 5 12 WTE 3 3 5 12 This relates only to DHSS nurses and does not include prison officers who hold a nursing qualification.
The information relating to the other parts of the question is not centrally available.
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§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of(a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, (i) qualified and (ii) registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for each of the last five years; [8332]
(2) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, gave up their courses for each year of training for each of the last five years; [8337]
(3) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, gave up their training in (i) the first year, (ii) the second year and (iii) the third year for each of the last five years. [8338]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested is not held centrally.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by what means he assesses the demand for conversion courses for second level registered nurses. [8334]
§ Sir John WheelerThe demand for conversion courses for second level registered nurses is estimated by local employers in consultation with the colleges of nursing.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how he intends to estimate demand for nurses from the non-NHS sector; and how this information will be used to regulate the supply of nursing students. [8336]
§ Sir John WheelerThe estimated demand for nurses from the non-NHS sector is regularly monitored through meetings between the working paper 9 group and the major providers of private care in the Province and through the "tracking system" operated by the national board which gives an estimate of the area of employment of new qualifiers.