§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of appeals lodged at the last available date by nursing and midwifery staff in each regional health board area, against their new regrading; and if he will show for each health board area, the percentage of appeals lodged per grade.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not held centrally. The number of formal appeals which will fall to be dealt with by health boards will not be known until initial reviews have been carried out of those cases where staff have notified an intention to appeal.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for the Lothian health region(a) the number of nurses and midwives assigned to each of the new grades, (b) the number of appeals lodged, (c) the estimated cost of meeting the initial regrading allocations and (d) the total allocation from central funds assigned to cover the cost of the new grading awards.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe numbers of nurses on the new clinical grades in Lothian health board are as follows: 85W
Grade Number A 2,239 B 214 C 446 D 1,502 E 1,892 F 311 G 1,170 H 220 I 158 Figures reflect the assimilation of posts based on duties and responsibilities as at 1 April 1988 and are correct as at 31 October 1988.Information on appeals is not held centrally. The number of formal appeals to be heard by health boards will not be known until initial reviews have been completed of cases where staff have indicated they may wish to appeal.
Percentages transferred to each new clinical grade Previous grade Staff in post1 A B C D E F G H I Nursing Auxiliary 3,906.63 95.5 4.5 — — — — — — — Hospital Staff (NNEB) 94.11 — 90.4 9.6 — — — — — — Enrolled Nurse 1,870.85 — 0.1 46.6 53.2 0.1 — — — — Enrolled District Nurse 74.39 — — 1.3 98.7 — — — — — Senior Enrolled Nurse 144.83 — — 1.4 96.5 2.1 — — — — Staff Nurse 2,625.02 — — — 31.7 67.6 0.7 — — — Staff Midwife 340.31 — — — 0.9 88.1 11.0 — — — Deputy Sister 71.05 — — — 86.4 13.6 — — — Sister II 1,449.10 — — — — — 71.7 26.8 1.5 — Sister II (Midwife) 179.67 — — — — — 59.9 39.5 0.6 — District Nurse Sister II 411.40 — — — — — 5.5 93.9 0.6 — Sister I 6.00 — — — — — — 16.7 83.3 — Sister I (Midwife) 4.00 — — — — — — 100.0 — — Health Visitor 288.92 — — — — — — 100.0 — — Senior Nurse 8 185.06 — — — — — — 8.1 83.0 8.9 Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) 32.00 — — — — — — 6.3 87.5 6.2 Senior Nurse 7 47.00 — — — — — — 2.1 89.4 8.5 Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 8.00 — — — — — — — 62.5 37.5 Clinical Teacher 73.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Fieldwork Teacher 36.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Practical Work Teacher 35.97 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Tutor 104.36 — — — — — — — — 100.0 Tutor Midwife 18.00 — — — — — — — — 100.0 Post Basic Students Enrolled Nurse 244.00 — — 100.0 — — — — — — Staff Nurse 194.00 — — — 100.0 — — — — — Deputy Sister — — — — — — — — — — Sister II — — — — — — — — — — Others — — — — — — — — — — Totals 12,443.97 30.0 2.1 9.1 18.0 17.2 9.9 9.3 3.2 1.2 1 Whole-time equivalents.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff from each of the old grades have been assimilated into each of the new grades in the recent clinical grading structure in Tayside health board.
86WSeparate health board estimates of the costs of implementing this year's nurses' pay award were not made. Supplementary allocations were based on national estimates and distributed to health boards in Scotland using the SHARE formula. Boards have been given an additional £93.433 million over and above their initial allocation for 1988–89 to allow them to meet the cost of the pay awards to nurses and other staff covered by the review bodies. Lothian health board's additional allocation amounts to £14.936 million.
§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff from each of the old grades have been assimilated into each of the new grades in the recent clinical grading structure in Greater Glasgow health board.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythComprehensive details of the numbers of staff assimilated into each of the grades are as follows:
§ Mr. Michael ForsythComprehensive details of the numbers of staff assimilated to the new grades are given in the table.
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Percentages transferred to each new clinical grade Previous Grade Staff in Post1 A B C D E F G H I Nursing Auxiliary 1,579.40 97.2 2.8 — — — — — — — Hospital Staff NNEB 22.50 — 100.0 — — — — — — — Enrolled Nurse 1,018.16 — — 61.3 38.7 — — — — — Enrolled District Nurse 8.00 — — — 100.0 — — — — — Senior Enrolled Nurse 53.13 — — — 36.4 63.6 — — — — Staff Nurse 1,106.43 — — — 10.9 85.8 3.3 — — — Staff Midwife 143.88 — — — — 71.3 28.0 0.7 — — Deputy Sister 3.13 — — — — — 100.0 — — — Sister II 544.65 — — — — — 45.2 53.9 0.9 — Sister II Midwife 43.80 — — — — — 13.7 86.3 — — District Nurse Sister II 105.20 — — — — — 2.4 96.6 1.0 — Sister I 8.90 — — — — — — 15.4 84.6 — Sister I Midwife 1.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Health Visitor 106.50 — — — — — — 98.1 1.9 — Senior Nurse 8 73.00 — — — — — — — 94.5 5.5 Senior Nurse 8 Midwife 12.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Senior Nurse 7 27.00 — — — — — — — 50.0 50.0 Senior Nurse 7 Midwife — — — — — — — — — — Clinical Teacher 35.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Fieldwork Teacher 13.00 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Practical Work Teacher 10.0 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Tutor 28.60 — — — — — — — — 100.0 Tutor Midwife 6.0 — — — — — — — — 100.0 Post Basic Students Enrolled Nurse 62.00 — — 100.0 — — — — — — Staff Nurse 55.00 — — — 78.2 20.0 1.8 — — — Deputy Sister 0.80 — — — — 100.0 — — — — Sister II 4.00 — — — — — 50.0 50.0 — — Others 4.00 — — — — 50.0 25.0 — 25.0 — Totals 5,074.63 30.2 1.3 13.5 11.5 21.7 6.8 10.7 3.2 1.1 1 Whole-time equivalents