§ 77. Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Secretary for Scotland whether he will give the names of the prisons and Polmont institutions in which trained nurses are employed, the number of such nurses, and the training and qualifications possessed by each; whether such nurses wear any distinctive uniform; what other duties, if any, besides nursing they 2115 perform; and what provision is made for sick prisoners in institutions in which no trained nurses are employed.
§ Mr. MUNROTrained nurses, in the professional sense, are not employed on the Scottish prison staff, but in the mainland prisons and institutions there are male and female officers trained and certified after examination to be qualified for simple nursing. Medical officers are authorised to engage trained nurses from outside when required; and there is power to remove serious cases to hospital.