§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the ratio of nursing staff to patients in the Greater Glasgow health board area for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is not available centrally, but the following table shows the average number of whole-time equivalent nursing staff1 per occupied bed in each year to 30 September:
Ratio 1979 1:1 1980 1:2 1981 1:2 1982 1:3 1983 1:3 1984 1:3 1985 1:3 1986 1:3 21987 1:3 1 Includes qualified, unqualified and learner nurses. 2 31 March 1987.