§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of district nurses in training and the number of health visitors in training in Scotland for each of the years between 1988 and 1995, inclusive, broken down by(a) real frequency and (b) whole-time equivalents. [3446]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythActual numbers in training as at the end of March each year are set out in the table and have been supplied by the National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland.
District nurses Health visitors 1988 149 120 1989 134 111 1990 117 111 1991 88 92 1992 68 68 1993 62 45 1994 63 61 1995 96 100 Note:
Whole-time equivalent student numbers are not available but up until 1992–93 the vast majority of students were full-time. In 1993–94 and 1994–95 just over half the students in each specialty were part-time and the remainder full-time.