Nurses

HC Deb 23 April 1998 vol 310 cc683-4W

Mr. Moore

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were recruited by each NHS trust and how many nurses left each trust(a) through retirement, (b) to work for a nursing agency and (c) for other reasons in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii) 1997–98. [39302]

Mr. Milburn

Information about the numbers of nurses joining and leaving National Health Service trusts is collected by the Office of Manpower Economics. A summary of the results of the Office of Manpower

Mr. Tom Clarke

In the period 1 March 1997 to 28 February 1998, 113 of my officials attended conferences in the UK, with 18 attending conferences overseas. Forty four made oral contributions and 17 made written contributions.