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Health: Nurses

Volume 702: debated on Thursday 19 June 2008

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Lord Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many trained nurses there are in the National Health Service compared to 2001. [HL4081]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health
(Lord Darzi of Denham)

The national workforce census shows that in 2007 there were 399,597 qualified nursing, health visiting and midwifery staff working in the National Health Service in England. In 2001 the census recorded 350,381 qualified nursing, health visiting and midwifery staff. This is an increase of 49,216 qualified nursing staff or 14 per cent.