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Courses Which Are Not Directly Approved By, Or Under The Control Of The Welsh National Board

Volume 132: debated on Friday 29 April 1988

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(a) Courses run by University College of Wales, Cardiff. Batchelor in Education (full nursing option for any nurse wishing to become a nurse teacher)

Postgraduate Certificate/Certificate in Education (enabling nurses to register as teachers of nurses)

(b) Courses run by University College of Wales, Swansea, Institute of Health Care Studies.

  • Diploma in Nurse Training
  • Diploma in Health Visiting
  • Research Appreciation Course
  • Research Training Programme
  • Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
  • Diploma in Health Visiting Care
  • Refresher Courses for Nurses and Health Visitors
  • working in the Community
  • Introduction to Counselling
  • Advanced Counselling
  • Care of the Patient with Cancer
  • Bereavement in Pregnancy and the Early Neonatal Period
  • Practical Work Teacher and Field Work Courses
  • Promotion of Continence and Better Management of Incontinence in the Community
  • Welsh Nurse Management Development Course
  • Standards of Care and Quality Assurance
  • Supervisor of Supervised Practice
  • AIDS: The Nursing perspective

(c) Courses run by the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff

  • BN (Bachelor in Nursing)
  • BN (Masters in Nursing)
  • Health Visiting and District Nursing Course
  • Fieldwork Teacher and Fieldwork Courses

(d) Courses run by the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Wrexham

  • Bachelor in Education (contains full nursing option for any nurse wishing to become a nurse teacher) Diploma in Nursing Studies
  • Health Visiting and District Nurse Training Course
  • Practical Working Teachers Training for Health
  • Visitors and District Nurses
  • Courses for the Enrolled Nurse who wishes to become a District Nurse
  • Primary Nurse Course

(e) Courses jointly run by South Glamorgan School of Nursing and South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education

  • Bachelor in Nursing (4 year part-time course; leads to Diploma in Nursing Studies after 2 years)

(f) Course run by the Manpower Consultancy Service of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority

  • Welsh Management Development Scheme for Nurses and Professions Allied to Medicine

(g) Schemes run by the National Health Service Training Authority

  • General Management Training Schemes. 1, 2 and 3 which together form the National Accelerated Development Programme for management training in the NHS. The scheme is open to nurses and midwives

(h) Courses run by the Open University

  • A systematic approach to Nursing care
  • Mental Handicap: patterns for living
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • Drug use and Misuse
  • Caring for Older People
  • Caring for Children and the Young
  • Mental Health problems in Old Age [from May 1988]

In addition to these courses, district health authorities in Wales run their own post-basic education courses geared

Clwyd

E. Dyfed

Gwent

Gwy-nedd

M. Glam

Pembs

Powys

S. Glam

W. Glam

WHC-SA

Wales

Medical and Dental (Hospital based)24616728813433659156302742,149
Medical and Dental (Community based)413057315611174434321
Nursing and Midwifery (Hospital based)3,2961,9263,9391,7964,6715659924,1713,05924,415
Nursing and Midwifery (Community based)3752444152354891111124253662,772
Professional and Technical5353336843676861151171,34159034,771
Works and Maintenance22115930016140439914002711662,212
Administrative and Clerical7795179475601,0671661711,4247984956,924
Ambulance187141256185283461141931571,562
Ancillary1,2217951,5628121,9782043721,8591,3951210,210
Total all staff6,9014,3128,4484,2819,9701,3162,00110,4876,94467655,336

A breakdown between hospital and community staff for 1987 is not yet available. Overall figures as at 30 September 1987 are given in the table.

Clwyd

E. Dyfed

Gwent

Gwynedd

M. Glam

Pembs

Powys

S.Glam

W. Glam

WHCSA

Wales

Medical and Dental128719734516539270326743082,470
Nursing and Midwifery3,6732,1944,3372,0885,4136791,1254,7523,50327,764
Professional and Techincal5533457253707231311181,4076214,993
Works and Maintenance21715431115140131903882491762,168
Administrative and Clerical8005189655411,0971741931,4908244857,087
Ambulance191150245186279461192071661,589
Ancillary1,1867291,4927701,8602163591,8181,368129,810
Total all staff6,9074,2878,4204,27110,1651,3472,03610,7367,03967355,881

1 Figures for 1987 are not yet available; 1986 figures included.