§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has in respect of each health board in Scotland regarding(a) the number of enrolled nurses currently employed by the health board and (b) the number of enrolled nurses who are currently engaged in an enrolled nurse conversion or bridging course.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 17 February 1992]: As at 30 September 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of enrolled nurses employed by health boards is set out in table 1.
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Table 1 Number of enrolled nurses (whole-time equivalents) Number Argyll and Clyde 636.8 Ayrshire and Arran 355.8 Borders 140.4
Number Dumfries and Galloway 217.0 Fife 684.7 Forth Valley 385.2 Grampian 1,040.1 Greater Glasgow 1,661.5 Highland 275.3 Lanarkshire 1,008.1 Lothian 1,000.7 Orkney 76.9 Shetland 54.1 Tayside 981.7 Western Isles 37.5 Scotland 8,555.8 Information by health board on the number of enrolled nurses currently engaged on an enrolled nurse conversion or bridging course is not held centrally. The numbers of enrolled nurses on bridging courses in each college of nursing and midwifery at 30 September 1991 is, however, given in table 2 below.
Table 2 Number of enrolled nurses on bridging courses Number Argyll and Clyde 27 Ayrshire and Arran 48 Scottish Borders 18 Dumfries and Galloway 20 Fife 37 Forth Valley 46 Foresterhill 37 Greater Glasgow 103 Highland 53 Lanarkshire 89 Lothian 132 Tayside 99 Scotland 709