HC Deb 29 January 1985 vol 72 cc97-8W
Mr. Bruce

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses completed community psychiatric nurse training in Scotland in each of the last three years.

Mr. John MacKay

Details for the most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are as follows:

Number
1981 10
1982 18
1983 26

Mr. Bruce

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses were seconded by Scottish health boards for community psychiatric nurse training outside Scotland in each of the last three years.

Mr. John MacKay

The most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are 1981, 1982 and 1983. During these years Scottish health boards did not second any nurses for community psychiatric training outside Scotland. Information received from the Forth Valley health board relating to 1984 indicates that one nurse was seconded to England for community psychiatric nurse training.

Mr. Bruce

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many qualified community psychiatric nurses were employed by each health board in Scotland in each of the last three years.

Mr. John MacKay

The most recent years for which complete statistical information is available are 1981, 1982 and 1983. The following table gives the numbers of qualified nurses employed as community psychiatric nurses in each health board for each year.

1981 1982 1983
Greater Glasgow 30 39 43
Lothian 30 30 30
Tayside 13 16 18
Grampian 12 12 14
Dumfries and Galloway 4 4 4
Highland 6 8 8
Fife 7 10 10
Ayrshire and Arran 7 7 10
Lanarkshire 7 8 8
Forth Valley 4 5 7
Argyll and Clyde 12 15 16
Borders 8 8 8
Western Isles 3 3 4
Orkney 1 1
Shetland
143 166 181