§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) state registered nurses, (b) state enrolled nurses and (c) auxiliary nurses are employed in each health board in Scotland.
Nursing staff employed by Health Boards 30 September 1988 (provisional) Whole-time equivalent Health Board State registered1 Enrolled Auxiliary2 Argyll and Clyde 1,843.6 705.4 1,629.2 Ayrshire and Arran 1,376.3 589.2 1,005.1 Borders 501.6 163.5 344.1 Dumfries and Galloway 811.3 260.7 519.9 Fife 1,339.3 731.3 931.1 Forth Valley 1,350.0 474.0 1,247.0 Grampian 2,343.6 1,079.5 1,611.1 Greater Glasgow 6,102.6 2,081.9 4,028.1 Highland 1,153.1 328.3 545.6 Lanarkshire 2,074.7 1,178.0 1,289.0 Lothian 3,998.6 1,187.4 2,360.7 Orkney 67.6 72.0 35.5 Shetland 102.5 51.7 41.8 Tayside 2,327.2 1,120.0 1,615.5 Western Isles 179.1 27.8 59.7 1 Includes teaching and administrative nurses. 2 Includes all unqualified nursing staff.