§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on funding for schemes to allow nursing staff to update their skills to enable them to return to work.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFormer nursing staff can update their skills to enable them to return to clinical practice in the NHS through attending "Back to Nursing" courses, or through participation in nurse banks which offer them temporary postings. These schemes are the responsibility of, and are funded by, individual health boards.
§ Mr. McTaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the shortfall in nursing staff in each health board in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
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Authority District Region (including community water charge) Total Borders Region 36 172 208 Berwickshire 33 172 205 Ettrick and Lauderdale 35 172 207 Roxburgh 39 172 211 Tweeddale 33 172 205 Central Region 61 185 246 Clackmannan 59 185 245 Falkirk 48 185 233 Stirling 84 185 270 Dumfries and Galloway Region 37 172 209 Annandale and Eskdale 38 172 210 Nithsdale 38 172 210 Stewartry 38 172 210 Wigtown 31 172 203 Fife Region 50 205 255 Dunfermline 42 205 247 Kirkcaldy 53 205 258 North East Fife 55 205 261 Grampian Region 41 170 211 Aberdeen City 50 170 220 Banff and Buchan 38 170 208 Gordon 36 170 206 Kincardine and Deeside 31 170 201 Moray 31 170 201 Highland Region 33 172 205 Badenoch and Strathspey 29 172 201 Caithness 30 172 202
§ Mr. Michael ForsythManagement information of this kind is not held centrally.