HC Deb 02 December 1970 vol 807 cc384-6W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of first-year pupil- and student-nurses in Scottish hospitals; and how this compares with the years 1960 to 1969.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

This information is not available exactly as requested but the numbers who entered training during the years 1963 to 1969 are set out below:

Pupils Students
1963 895 2,485
1964 1,209 2,577
1965 1,544 2,553
1966 1,568 2,412
1967 1,812 2,561
1968 1,831 2,372
1969 1,601 2,205

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of State enrolled and State registered nurses, respectively, working in each separate regional hospital board area; and how this compares with the years 1960 to 1969.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The information, expressed in whole-time equivalent terms, is set out below. The figures are for 31st March in each year except for 1967 when they are for 30th September.

NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses
1960 29 463
1961 35 465
1962 39 495
1963 50 479
1964 51 482
1965 103 507
1966 132 546
1967 152 541
1968 157 532
1969 178 574
1970 191 586
NORTH-EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses
1960 109 999
1961 132 1,034
1962 163 1,061
1963 242 1,080
1964 277 1,090
1965 315 1,147
1966 360 1,169
1967 425 1,142
1968 449 1,219
1969 494 1,240
1970 537 1,266
EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses
1960 135 1,044
1961 135 1,092
1962 127 1,112
1963 160 1,138
1964 207 1,183
1965 276 1,192
1966 300 1,245
1967 380 1,237
1968 403 1,258
1969 450 1,242
1970 471 1,280
SOUTH-EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses
1960 289 2,058
1961 290 2,097
1962 309 2,243
1963 362 2,242
1964 413 2,262
1965 645 2,370
1966 782 2,479
1967 846 2,385
1968 907 2,517
1969 950 2,679
1970 1,009 2,740
WESTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
State Enrolled Nurses State Registered Nurses
1960 662 5,105
1961 696 5,139
1962 697 5,276
1963 843 5,440
1964 1,423 5,439
1965 1,621 5,672
1966 1,862 5,807
1967 2,042 5,802
1968 2,143 6,026
1969 2,301 6,066
1970 2,489 6,202