§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of junior hospital doctors working in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe most recent figures available from Lothian health board show 26 junior doctors with duties in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.
§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will investigate nurse staffing levels at Falkirk and District royal infirmary; and if he will instruct the Forth Valley health board not to implement any further reductions which would threaten the standards of patient care.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 11 May 1990]: Nurse staffing levels at Falkirk and District royal infirmary are primarily a matter for Forth Valley health board. The nurse staffing numbers for 1989–90 have increased slightly compared to 1988–89. The board has no proposals to reduce the nurse staffing levels at the hospital.