Nursing And Midwifery Staff

Mr. E. Johnson
asked the Minister of Health what was the number of registered nurses, student nurses and an ---------------------------------
|31st December, 1949 (c)      |…|
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|30th September, 1958 (d)     |…|
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|30th September, 1960 (d)     |…|
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|30th September, 1961 (d)     |…|
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|No figures available for 1962|…|
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|31st December, 1949 (c)      |…|
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|30th September, 1958 (d)     |…|
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|30th September, 1960 (d)     |…|
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|30th September, 1961 (d)     |…|
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|No figures available for 1962|…|
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|Local health authority nursing and mid wifery staff|
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|Including:                                         |||
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|(i) Student district nurses                        |
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|(ii) Male home nurses                              |
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Mr. E. Johnson
asked the Minister of Health how many men and women entered the nursing profession in 1959, 1960, and 1961, respectively; and what numbers left during those years.

cillary nursing staff, respectively, both male and female, in England and Wales on 31st December, 1948, 1958, 1960, 1961, and to the last convenient date in 1962.

Miss Pitt
The following are the figures:

Miss Pitt
I regret that the information is not available in this form. The net increases in the number of nursing staff in the hospital service in England and Wales were 7,481 between 1958 and 1959, 3,490 between 1959 and 1960, and 6,022 between 1960 and 1961.