§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 931W, on nursing staff, how many posts have been filled in April. [50501]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 17 April 2002]: Available information was published in a report, 'Modern Matrons in the NHS: a progress report', on 15 April 2002, showing that there are 1,895 nurses in modern matron posts across the NHS in England.