WQ83670 (e) Tabled on 20/10/2021

Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of school nurses in Wales from 2010, broken down by year, area and nurses per pupil?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 01/11/2021

The number of pupils in maintained schools by local authority can be found here: https://statswales.gov.wales/v/Kfin

NHS Staff data for nurses is available on StatsWales: https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Health-and-Social-Care/NHS-Staff/Non-Medical-Staff/nursingmidwiferyandhealthvisitingstaff-by-grade-areaofwork-year

Please note that school nurses figure in several of the ‘registered nurses’ groups (in particular ‘other 1st level nurses’) as well as ‘qualified school nurses’.

A number of data quality issues have been identified with the data. This mostly affects some of the more detailed staff breakdowns. Full details are provided in the statistical report.