§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed by NHS trusts in(a) accident and emergency, (b) general medicine, (c) paediatrics, (d) cardiology, (e) general surgery, (f) intensive care, (g) paediatric intensive care and (h) in total in each of the last six years. [4229]
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many newly qualified nurses there were in each of the past six years; and what was his Department's estimate of the national requirement for newly qualified nurses in each of those years.[4234]
§ Mr. HoramInformation relating to the number of newly qualified nurses is collected by the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and published in its annual report, copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of professional misconduct were upheld against nurses in(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97. [4180]
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have been recruited from(a) Ireland, (b) Canada, (c) Australia and (d) New Zealand by NHS trust for each year since 1991. [4230]
§ Mr. MaloneThis information is not available centrally.