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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) nurses and (b) midwives have undergone training in Wales in the current year. [66283]
In Wales there were 2,300 nurses undertaking three year diploma or degree courses during 1998 and 63 nurses undertaking a four year degree course. Eighty four nurses have taken the 18 month post basic midwifery diploma course and 36 students are undertaking the three year direct entry midwifery diploma course. In addition 140 nurses were undertaking the Diploma in Community Health studies course.In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many whole-time equivalent nurses are currently employed in Wales. [66289]
The NHS in Wales reported that there were 23,691 whole time equivalent staff employed in the nursing, midwifery and health visiting group in September 1998.In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.