asked the Minister for Health the total number of district nurses employed by health boards; and if he considers that this number is adequate.
Written Answers. - Public Health Nurses.
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There are 781 public health nurses in the health board's service.
A survey of the public health nursing services has been concluded and the information derived from it is being processed. When this has been completed, I shall be better able to assess the adequacy of the numbers currently employed.