§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) the countries outside the EU where nurses trained, who registered with UKCC in each of the last four years and (b) the number from each such country. [37376]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested for the last three years where the data have been published is in the table.
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Entrants to the UKCC register Country Number Year to 31 March 1998 Australia 1,170 New Zealand 472 Nigeria 130 S/Africa 393 USA 143
Entrants to the UKCC register Country Number Canada 203 West Indies 93 Other 290 Total 2,894 Year to 31 March 1999 Australia 1,335 New Zealand 527 Nigeria 179 S/Africa 599 USA 139 Canada 196 West Indies 237 Other 409 Total 3,621 Year to 31 March 2000 Australia 1,209 New Zealand 461 Nigeria 208 Philippines 1,052 S/Africa 1,460 USA 168
NHS hospital and community health service (HCHS) and practice nurses: nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed in the community areas of work by region and grade in England as at 30 September each year Headcount England Northern and Yorkshire Trent Anglia and Oxford North Thames South Thames South and West West Midlands North West Others 1996 Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 91,260 11,860 9,330 9,710 12,950 13,800 11,350 9,340 12,920 10 Total qualified 75,280 9,610 7,610 7,920 10,640 11,340 9,790 7,930 10,450 10 Manager 1,000 180 80 100 140 170 160 80 100 0 Registered sick children's nurse 530 60 40 70 30 160 30 90 50 0 Health Visitor 12,350 1,640 1,240 1,320 1,600 1,830 1,590 1,280 1,860 0 District Nurse 14,250 1,860 1,380 1,540 1,800 2,040 1,840 1,540 2,250 0 Other 1st level 25,820 3,140 2,830 2,480 4,160 4,040 2,960 2,670 3,540 10 Other 2nd level 3,430 580 320 330 320 600 510 190 590 0 Practice Nurse 17,900 2,160 1,720 2,080 2,580 2,500 2,700 2,080 2,090 0 Total unqualified 15,980 2,250 1,720 1,800 2,310 2,460 1,560 1,410 2,470 0 Nursery nurse 420 80 80 30 30 20 40 70 70 0 Nurse assistant/auxiliary 15,570 2,170 1,640 1,760 2,280 2,440 1,520 1,340 2,400 0 124W
Headcount England Northern and Yorkshire Trent West Midlands North West Eastern London South East South West SHAs and Others 1997 Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 94,110 12,130 9,690 10,370 13,250 9,840 14,030 16,130 8,660 * Total qualified 77,250 9,790 8,030 8,550 10,650 7,800 11,780 13,270 7,360 * Manager 1,000 170 90 80 110 120 180 160 90 0 Registered sick children's nurse 780 40 60 200 80 * 170 200 20 0 Health Visitor 12,410 1,560 1,320 1,300 1,840 1,150 1,880 2,170 1,200 0 District Nurse 14,150 1,700 1,310 1,860 2,260 1,450 2,040 2,300 1,220 0 Other 1st level 27,390 3,630 3,160 2,620 3,750 2,650 4,490 4,670 2,420 0 Other 2nd level 3,130 510 280 210 490 280 460 440 470 * Practice Nurse 18,390 2,190 1,830 2,280 2,110 2,150 2,560 3,330 1,940 0 0 Total unqualified 16,860 2,340 1,660 1,820 2,600 2,040 2,260 2,860 1,300 0 Nursery nurse 510 100 90 100 70 60 20 30 40 0 Nurse assistant/auxiliary 16,350 2,240 1,570 1,720 2,520 1,980 2,240 2,820 1,250 0
Entrants to the UKCC register Country Number Canada 130 West Indies 425 Zimbabwe 221 Other 654 Total 5,988 Source
Statistical Analysis of the UKCC Professional Register
The data published for the year to 31 March 1997 do not list the countries where entrants from overseas trained but does show that there were 2,633 overseas entrants.