HC Deb 17 November 2003 vol 413 cc609-10W
Mr. Flook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses(a) were in training and (b) completed training at Taunton and Somerset NHS Hospital Trust in each year since 1997. [137231]

Ms Rosie Winterton

Information on the number of nurses in training or completing training at Taunton and Somerset Hospitals National Health Service Trust is not available centrally. The number of training commissions in the Somerset, Devon and Cornwall area in 2002–03 was 547, an increase of 41 per cent. since 1998–99.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publishes an annual statistical report, which includes information about the number of nurses registering each year, a requirement for employment in the NHS. This data can be found on the NMC website at www.nmc-uk.org.uk.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have left the register in each of the last five years. [138039]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 11 November 2003]The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publishes an annual statistical report, which includes information about the number of nurses and midwives leaving the register. These data can be found on the NMC's website at: www.nmc-uk.org.uk

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