HC Deb 03 February 1993 vol 218 cc227-8W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursing and midwifery jobs were lost between September 1989 and September 1991; and if he will provide a breakdown by health board in Scotland.

Mr. Stewart

[holding answer 1 February 1993]: Information on nursing and midwifery posts is not available centrally. The table shows the changes in whole-time equivalent of qualified nurses and midwives employed in the NHS in Scotland between 30 September 1989 and 1991.

National Health Service qualified nursing and midwifery staff, by

health board: change in whole-time equivalents from 30 September

1989 to 30 September 1991
Health Board Difference in WTE 1989–91
Scotland -10.4
Argyll and Clyde 133.9
Ayrshire and Arran 131.7
Borders -33.6
Dumfries and Galloway 40.8
Fife 94.3
Forth Valley 81.2
Grampian 28.4
Greater Glasgow -636.2
Highland 57.8
Lanarkshire 66.4
Lothian -112.9
Orkney 13.5
Shetland 19.8
Tayside 95.6
Western Isles 0.2
CSA 8.7