§ Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many health visitors per 10,000 population there were in each area health authority in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart:The numbers of health visitors—whole-time equivalent—in post at 31 March 1981 in each health board in Scotland and the rate per 10,000 population are set out in the following table:
Health Board WTE Rate per 10,000 population
Argyll and Clyde 117.8 2.6 Ayrshire and Arran 78.5 2.1 Borders 19.8 2.0 Dumfries and Galloway 32.2 2.3 Fife 98.1 2.9 Forth Valley 85.1 3.1 Grampian 147.0 3.1 Greater Glasgow 264.2 2.6 Highland 53.8 2.8 Lanarkshire 146.6 2.6 Lothian 194.3 2.6 Orkney 6.0 3.3 Shetland 8.5 3.8 Tayside 105.5 2.6 Western Isles 12.0 4.0 SCOTLAND 1369.4 2.7 The figures do not include student health visitors nor any allowance for the health visitor work done by community nurses who perform combined duties.