§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of State enrolled and State registered nurses, respectively, working in Scottish mental hospitals; and how this compares with the years 1960 to 1969.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information requested for the years from 1962 to 1970 is set out below; information is not available for 1960 and 1961 in the same form.
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses (Whole-time equivalents) September, 1962 38 2,444 September, 1963 607 2,509 September, 1964 858 2,487 September, 1965 1,051 2,500 March, 1966 1,099 2,507 September, 1967 1,144 2,486 March, 1968 1,135 2,529 March, 1969 1,214 2,546 March, 1970 1,264 2,548
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of State enrolled and State registered nurses working in mental deficiency hospitals; what is the number of beds in these hospitals; and how this position compares with the years 1960 to 1969.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information requested for the years 1962 to 1970 is set out below; comparable information for 1960 and 1961 is not available.
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses Number of beds (Whole-time equivalents) September, 1962 13 472 5,756 September, 1963 158 498 6,006 September, 1964 229 548 6,181 September, 1965 296 532 6,403 March, 1966 295 527 6,403 September, 1967 263 531 6,312 March, 1968 286 561 6,312 March, 1969 297 575 6,477 March, 1970 304 638 6,891
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of first-year male and female pupil and student nurses, respectively, in Scottish mental hospitals; and how this compares with the years 1960 to 1969.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is not available exactly as requested390W but the numbers who entered training during the years 1963 to 1969 are set out below:
Pupils Students Male Female Male Female 1963 40 45 184 142 1964 40 109 176 177 1965 32 137 177 187 1966 54 125 189 173 1967 75 182 184 208 1968 77 198 167 160 1969 71 191 168 155