§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many district nurses are available in each health board area to visit elderly sick people in their own homes.
§ Mr. YoungerProvisional numbers of district nurses — whole-time equivalent — available in each health board area at 30 September 1983 are as follows:
Health Boards District Nurses (WTE) Argyll and Clyde 164.9 Ayrshire and Arran 112.9 Borders 19.0 Dumfries and Galloway 31.9 Fife 153.3 Forth Valley 82.1 Grampian 193.3 Greater Glasgow 481.7 Highland 62.8 Lanarkshire 191.4 Lothian 235.9 Orkney 12.2 Shetland 6.7 Tayside 109.2 Western Isles — The figures exclude the community nurses (684.5 WTE) who combine midwifery, district nurse and health visitor duties.
In 1982, 55.8 per cent. of visits by district nurses were to people aged 75 and over, and 79.6 per cent. to people aged 65 and over.