§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of enrolled nurses who undertook bridging courses in each of the past two years, giving a breakdown per health board area.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythOnly certain health boards offer such courses. The numbers for 1987–88 and 1988–89 are set out in the table.
Nurses Undertaking Bridging Courses 1987–88 1988–89 Argyll and Clyde 5 16 Ayrshire and Arran 10 19 Dumfries and Galloway 10 4 Fife 18 32 Forth Valley 14 13 Grampian 47 49 Greater Glasgow 142 152 Highland 3 12 Lanarkshire 28 38 Lothian 45 36 Tayside 31 21 Total 353 392