REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN NURSES

Parliament of Singapore · 23 November 1999 · 9th Parliament

Official Report, 23 November 1999, Vol 71, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Chng Hee KokLim Hng Kiang
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Mr Chng Hee Kok asked the Minister for Health if he will indicate the number of foreign nurses registered by the Singapore Nursing Board from 1994 to 1998.

The Minister for Health (Mr Lim Hng Kiang): Mr Speaker, Sir, in 1994, the total number of nurses and midwives registered with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) was 12,230, of which 2,022, or 16.5%, were foreign nurses. The number of foreign nurses registered in 1995, 1996, 1997 were 1,844, 2,160 and 2,767 respectively. In 1998, of the total number of 15,568 nurses registered with SNB, 3,239, or 20.8%, were foreign nurses. 1.30 pm

Mr Speaker: Order. End of Question time.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 November 1999. Republished on SGParliament.