§ 74. Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the present approved establishment for nurses in the hospitals in Fife; and what, at the latest convenient date, is the number of nurses in post.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThere is no approved establishment as such. At 31st December 1973 the number of nurses in post in hospitals in Fife was as follows:
Qualified nurses and midwives 972 Nurses and midwives in training 427 Nursing auxiliaries—nursing assistants 588 Total 1,987