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Mr. Amess
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of nurses employed by the National Health Service for each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Newton
The information requested is shown in the table.
| National Health Service directly employed Nursing and Midwifery Staff1 2 3 (including agency staff) England | |
| At 30 September | Whole time equivalent |
| 1977 | 343,200 |
| 1978 | 351,000 |
| 1979 | 358,400 |
| 1980 | 370,100 |
| 1981 | 391,800 |
| 1982 | 397,100 |
| 1983 | 397,100 |
| 1984 | 397,500 |
| 1985 | 401,200 |
| 41986 | 402,100 |
Source: DHSS Annual Census of NHS Non-Medical Manpower
1 Figures are rounded to the nearest one hundred (100) whole time equivalents.
2 Includes qualified staff, learners and unqualified staff.
3 In 1980 nurses' working hours were reduced from 40 to 37ยท5 hours per week. Figures are not adjusted to take account of this change.
4 Provisional