§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered nurses have been struck off the national register held by the UK Central Council for Nurses and Midwives and subsequently reinstated, and in what time period this reinstatement occurred, since the creation of the UK Central Council for Nurses and Midwives for(a) all disciplinary issues and (b) cases involving care of the elderly. [98469]
§ Mr. DenhamIn the period since 1 July 1983, when the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting was first established, to 31 March 1999, 1,098 practitioners have been removed from, and 256 restored to the register. Further information on this and on cases involving care of the elderly is available from the UKCC.