HC Deb 27 November 1990 vol 181 cc388-9W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the hospitals in Scotland that have been designated to accept nuclear-contaminated casualties; and if he will show in his answer those hospitals that have expressed an interest in national health service trust status.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The hospitals in Scotland that have been designated to accept nuclear-contaminated casualties are as follows:

  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary
  • Western Infirmary, Glasgow
  • Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
  • Dundee Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen royal infirmary as part of the Foresterhill unit has expressed an interest in NHS trust status.

Lennox Castle Hospital
1986 1987 1988
No. WTE No. WTE No. WTE
All qualified hospital staff 310 296.4 307 294.5 309 296.4
Senior nurse 1.5 Clin Man. 2 2.0 2 2.0 2 2.0
Senior nurse 6–8 Clin Man. 15 15.0 14 14.0 10 10.0
Ward sister/charge nurse 96 95.7 90 89.7 84 83.7
Staff nurse 56 49.6 70 64.5 86 81.4
Enrolled nurse 141 134.1 131 124.3 127 119.3
All staff in training 44.5 33.0 39.9
All unqualified hospital staff 245 223.8 326 307.1 340 322.4
Nursing assistant 245 223.8 326 307.1 340 322.4

1989 19901
No. WTE No. WTE
All qualified hospital staff 309 296.8 319 305.9
DNS 1 1.0 1 1.0
Senior nurse 1.6 3 3.0 3 3.0
Nurse scale I 1 1.0 1 1.0
Nurse scale H 9 9.0 8 8.0
Nurse scale G 25 25.0 26 26.0
Nurse scale F 49 48.7 45 44.7
Nurse scale E 70 65.1 78 72.3
Nurse scale D 145 139.7 154 148.1

Nursing staff in selected Glasgow hospitals; by grade; at 30 September
Gartloch hospital 1986 1987 1988
Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole lime equivalent Number Whole time equivalent
All qualified hospital staff 254 237.8 274 257.4 259 244.8
Senior nurse 1–5 clinical manager 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0
Senior nurse 6–8 clinical manager 8 8.0 8 8.0 7 7.0
Ward sister/charge nurse 60 59.3 65 64.3 59 58.3
Staff nurse 90 83.5 109 101.8 111 105.5
Senior State Enrolled Nurse 11 11.0 11 11.0 11 10.6
Enrolled nurse 84 75.0 80 71.3 70 62.4
All staff in training 75.4 87.4 53.4
All unqualified hospital staff 138 124.5 161 146.8 172 148.7
Nursing assistant 138 124.5 161 146.8 172 148.7

1989 19901
Number Whole time equivalent Number Whole time equivalent
All qualified hospital staff 223 211.4 226 213.9
DNS 1 1.0
Senior nurse 1.6 3 3.0 6 6.0
Nurse scale I 2 2.0 1 1.0
Nurse scale H 4 4.0 3 3.0
Nurse scale G 24 24.0 26 26.0
Nurse scale F 22 21.7 18 17.7
Nurse scale E 88 82.3 84 77.9
Nurse scale D 58 54.7 67 62.4
Nurse scale C 22 19.7 20 18.9
All staff in training 52.4 51.6
All unqualified hospital staff 156 134.4 164 140.6
Auxilliary nurse 156 134.4 164 140.6
1 Data as at 31 March.

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