§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures to show(a) the total cost and (b) the average cost for each nurse of training registered general nurses for each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 17 November 1992]This information is not available.
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures to show the numbers of nurses in training, the numbers of nurses who have completed registered general nurse training and the numbers of nurses who have completed registered general nurse
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Final year general basic students—one year later1; by health board year beginning 30 September Total final year students Status in following year In post2 Further training2 Not in NHS in Scotland3 Participation rate4 (per cent.) 1988 Scotland 1,521 1,061 47 413 72.8 Argyll and Clyde 79 59 2 18 77.2 Ayrshire and Arran 55 49 0 6 89.1 Borders 19 19 0 0 100.0 Dumfries and Galloway 38 23 1 14 63.2 Fife 82 47 1 34 58.5 Forth Valley 64 41 1 22 65.6 Grampian 101 85 1 15 85.1 Greater Glasgow 479 330 13 136 71.6 Highland 81 51 6 24 70.4 Lanarkshire 118 92 5 21 82.2 Lothian 294 183 10 101 65.6 Orkney 0 0 0 0 — Shetland 0 0 0 0 — Tayside 111 82 7 22 80.2 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 — 1989 Scotland 1,654 1,000 54 600 63£7 Argyll and Clyde 81 51 1 29 64£2 Ayrshire and Arran 68 60 2 6 91£2 Borders 16 10 0 6 62£5 Dumfries and Galloway 42 27 3 12 71£4 Fife 89 45 1 43 51£7 Forth Valley 47 30 3 14 70£2 Grampian 133 92 4 37 72£2 Greater Glasgow 446 248 7 193 56£9 Highland 84 34 12 38 54£8 Lanarkshire 115 74 2 39 66.1 Lothian 323 183 13 127 60.7 Orkney 0 0 0 0 — Shetland 0 0 0 0 — Tayside 208 146 6 56 73.1 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 — 1990 Scotland 1,708 1,075 30 603 64.7
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 17 November 1992]Figures showing the numbers of nurses in training in the NHS in Scotland are already contained in the annual publication "Scottish Health Statistics". A total of 1,936 nurses completed registered general nurse training in 1991–92.
Accurate information on the number of nurses who have completed registered general nurse training and who have sought and have not obtained employment in the NHS in Scotland is not available. The table can give only a broad indication. Those within the definition "not in NHS in Scotland" include, for example, those who have been unable to complete their training within the normal three-year period; those who, having qualified, may have chosen to have a break in service before seeking employment; those who have found employment as a nurse outwith the NHS or in England; those who may have qualified, joined the NHS and left within a census period, and those nurses converting to registered general from enrolled status. Those who qualify and work occasionally in the NHS, for example, bank or agency nurses, also cannot be identified and have therefore been counted with the "not employed" category.
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Total final year students Status in following year In post2 Further training2 Not in NHS in Scotland3 Participation rate4 (per cent.) Argyll and Clyde 86 64 1 21 75.6 Ayrshire and Arran 63 57 0 6 90.5 Borders I8 15 0 3 83.3 Dumfries and Galloway 48 37 0 11 77.1 Fife 77 43 0 31 55.8 Forth Valley 72 43 5 24 66.7 Grampian 141 108 4 29 79.4 Greater Glasgow 478 250 8 220 54.0 Highland 82 53 3 26 68.3 Lanarkshire 124 78 1 45 63.7 Lothian 329 189 5 135 59.0 Orkney 0 0 0 0 — Shetland l 0 0 1 0.0 Tayside 189 138 3 48 74.6 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 — 1 This table excludes those who were still final year students one year later. 2 Includes staff employed in another speciality and/or health board. 3 May include agency or bank nurses and those who fail to qualify. 4 Proportion working in NHS in Scotland or continuing with further training.