§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the real increase in the salary in each grade of nurse, since April 1979, including the current proposed increases to February 1986.
§ Mr. John MacKayIncreases in maxima of pay scales for the main nursing pay grades since 1 April 1979 are set out in the following table. The percentages shown should be seen against the movement of the Retail Price Index of 75 per cent. during the period to 14 May 1985.
Grades 1 April 1979 1 February 1986 Increase £ £ Percentage Senior Nurse 6 (Senior Nursing Officer I 6,013 11,555 92.2 Senior Nurse 8 (Nursing Officer II) 5,380 10,460 94.4 Nursing Sister II (Ward Sister) 4,949 10,000 102.1 Staff Nurse 3,813 7,175 88.2 Enrolled Nurse 3,411 6,500 90.6 Nursing Auxiliary 2,915 5,120 75.6 Student—3rd Year 2,667 4,580 71.7 Director of Nurse Education I 8,601 17,470 103.1 Senior Tutor 6,150 11,870 93 Tutor 5,742 11,425 98.9 Clinical Teacher 5,380 10,675 98.4