HL Deb 14 September 2004 vol 664 c184WA
Lord Faulkner of Worcester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many nurses specialise in (a) lung cancer; and (b) breast cancer. [HL4103]

Lord Warner

Information is not collected centrally on the number of nurses specialising in lung or breast cancer. As at March 2004, there were 396,369 qualified nurses employed in the National Health Service, an increase of 77,500 since September 1997.