§ Mr. Bruceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses completed community psychiatric nurse training in Scotland in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayDetails for the most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are as follows:
Number 1981 10 1982 18 1983 26
§ Mr. Bruceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses were seconded by Scottish health boards for community psychiatric nurse training outside Scotland in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are 1981, 1982 and 1983. During these years Scottish health boards98W did not second any nurses for community psychiatric training outside Scotland. Information received from the Forth Valley health board relating to 1984 indicates that one nurse was seconded to England for community psychiatric nurse training.
§ Mr. Bruceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many qualified community psychiatric nurses were employed by each health board in Scotland in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are 1981, 1982 and 1983. The following table gives the numbers of qualified nurses employed as community psychiatric nurses in each health board for each year.
1981 1982 1983 Greater Glasgow 30 39 43 Lothian 30 30 30 Tayside 13 16 18 Grampian 12 12 14 Dumfries and Galloway 4 4 4 Highland 6 8 8 Fife 7 10 10 Ayrshire and Arran 7 7 10 Lanarkshire 7 8 8 Forth Valley 4 5 7 Argyll and Clyde 12 15 16 Borders 8 8 8 Western Isles 3 3 4 Orkney — 1 1 Shetland — — — 143 166 181