§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage change in numbers of NHS nurses(a) in total and (b) in each NHS trust between 1991 and the latest year for which figures are available. [6383]
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§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer Monday 7 July 1997]: The whole time equivalent number of nurses fell in Scotland by one per cent. between 1991 and 1996.
Information at Trust level is not available for the requested year 1991. A comparison by Trust between 1994 and 1996 is given in the table:
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Qualified nursing staff1 by Provider Percentage change between
1994 and 1996(p)
1994 1996(p) Percentage change 1994 to 19962 Aberdeen Royal Hospital NHS Trust 1,328 1,398 5.3 Angus NHS Trust 627 624 -0.4 Argyll and Bute NHS Trust 431 420 -2.7 Ayrshire and Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 758 763 0.8 Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust 367 364 -0.9 Borders General Hospital NHS Trust 347 365 5.1 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 203 225 10.9 Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 1,052 973 -7.5 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 506 536 6.0 Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 599 590 -1.4 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust 861 864 0.3 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1,223 1,254 2.5 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 717 698 -2.6 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 1,128 1,174 4.0 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 245 283 15.3 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 389 395 1.5 Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 1,160 1,098 -5.3 Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust 2,479 2,034 -17.9 Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust 10 10 -0.0 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 1,204 1,258 4.5 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 1,727 1,602 -7.2 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 569 542 -4.8 Highland Communities NHS Trust 724 714 -1.4 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 352 363 3.0 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 527 535 1.5 Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 1,289 1,376 6.8 Law Hospital NHS Trust 547 556 1.7 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 394 381 -3.5 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 694 691 -0.4 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 352 450 27.9 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust 812 852 4.9 Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 827 830 0.4 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 479 524 9.4 Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust 569 572 0.5 Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 874 814 -6.9 Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 525 526 0.3 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 1,641 1,548 -5.6 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 523 483 -7.7 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 796 891 12.0 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 409 427 4.5 Stobhill NHS Trust 507 496 -2.1 The Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 625 654 4.6 The Yorkhill NHS Trust 620 668 7.8 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 911 1,082 18.7 West Lothian NHS Trust 791 789 -0.2 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 638 649 1.6 Total for Trusts 34,355 34,342 -0.0
Qualified nursing staff1 by Provider Percentage change between
1994 and 1996(p)
1994 1996(p) Percentage change 1994 to 19962 Qualified nursing staff employed outwith Trusts3 1,026 892 -13.1 Scotland 35,381 35,234 -0.4 Notes:
1 Excludes nurse teachers, nurses in training and students on P2000 courses in nursing and midwifery.
2 Provisional.
3 Includes qualified nursing staff employed by Health Board HQs, State Hospital Unit, CSA, Western Isles Health Unit and Shetland Hospitals and Community Services Unit.
Source:
National Manpower Statistics from payroll ISD Scotland.
Adhoc ref: 97/7906.