§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many child and adolescent community psychiatric nurses were employed(a) in May 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [39686]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 1 March 2002]: Data collected by the Department do not differentiate between different types of community psychiatric nurses. Workforce information is collected annually on 30 September.
There has been a 31 per cent. increase in the number of community psychiatric nurses employed in England between 1996 and 2001.