§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people were employed, by occupational category, in the education and training of nurses in Scotland in 1975 and in each subsequent year;
(2) how many people were employed in the education and training of nurses, by specialist category, in Scotland in 1975 and in each subsequent year;
(3) how many tutors and other staff were employed in the education and training of nurses in Scotland in 1975 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation on the number of nurses teachers employed by health boards in colleges of nursing and midwifery is obtainable from the "Scottish Health Statistics," which are published annually and are available from the House of Commons Library.
So far as specialist category is concerned "Scottish Health Statistics" distinguish only between nurse teachers employed in teaching midwifery students and those teaching other learners. No information is available centrally to enable numbers employed in teaching in the general, mental handicap and mental illness fields to be separately distinguished.
The number of non-nursing staff employed in colleges of nursing and midwifery in 1984 was 266.1 whole-time equivalents; information for previous years is not held centrally.
The colleges also use visiting lecturers from other occupational groups, but no records of this are held centrally.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people were being educated and trained for a nursing career in Scotland in 1975 and in each subsequent year;
(2) how many people were being educated and trained in the different categories for a nursing career in Scotland in 1975 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. John MacKayInformation on the number of nursing staff in training, by specialist category, is obtainable from the "Scottish Health Statistics," which are published annually and are available from the House of Commons Library.