§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will bring up to date Table 22 of Command Paper No. 2984, Health and Welfare Services in Scotland: Report for 1965; and if he will give the number of vacancies in nursing and midwifery staffs in National Health Service hospitals and clinics in Scotland at the latest available date, and the number and percentage of vacancies at those hospitals with the greatest shortfall.
§ Mr. RossThe table set out below shows the nursing and midwifery staff at 31st March, 1966, with comparable figures for earlier years. There are no fixed establishments of nursing staff for hospitals in Scotland and consequently figures for vacancies are not available centrally.
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NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STAFF IN N.H.S. HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Whole-Time 31st March Registered Nurses Enrolled Nurses Student Nurses Pupil Nurses Other Nursing Staff Total 1956 … … 7,034 742 7,159 150 3,548 18,633 1961 … … 7,419 853 7,145 539 5,178 21,134 1962 … … 7,521 884 7,099 616 5,465 21,585 1963 … … 7,646 1,153 6,807 800 5,406 21,812 1964 … … 7,533 1,788 6,643 1,191 4,987 22,142 1965 … … 7,858 2,310 6,450 1,775 4,901 23,294 1966 … … 7,938 2,685 6,301 2,088 5,077 24,089
Part-Time 31st March Registered Nurses Enrolled Nurses Pupil Nurses Other Nursing Staff Total 1956 … … … … 1,499 482 — 2,482 4,463 1961 … … … … 1,854 621 — 3,581 6,056 1962 … … … … 2,164 665 — 4,226 7,055 1963 … … … … 2,302 729 — 4,281 7,312 1964 … … … … 2,509 866 — 4,406 7,781 1965 … … … … 2,607 950 53 4,660 8,270 1966 … … … … 2,850 1,073 80 5,058 9,061
Midwifery Staff 31st March Qualified Midwives W.T. Qualified Midwives P.T. Pupil Midwives Total 1956 … … … … 958 99 974 2,031 1961 … … … … 1,068 156 1,289 2,513 1962 … … … … 1,072 218 1,240 2,530 1963 … … … … 1,095 264 1,251 2,610 1964 … … … … 1,160 280 1,266 2,706 1965 … … … … 1,197 315 1.182 2,694 1966 … … … … 1,244 393 1,199 2,836