§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the whole-time equivalent number of student, pupil and Project 2000 nurses in each health board and in Scotland as a whole in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 18 March 1994]: The information requested, expressed in headcount terms, is set out in the table.
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Health board September each year Student nurse1 Pupil nurse P2000 student3 Shetland 16 1 15 — Tayside 848 789 59 — Western Isles 29 29 — — 1992 Scotland 7,685 6,193 89 1,403 Argyll and Clyde 532 410 8 114 Ayrshire and Arran 296 242 — 54 Borders 146 123 — 23 Dumfries and Galloway 230 190 — 40 Fife 408 307 1 100 Forth valley 431 280 — 151 Grampian 587 453 3 4131 Greater Glasgow 1,965 1,715 2 248 Highland 286 198 — 288 Lanarkshire 595 495 — 100 Lothian 1,347 1,087 70 190 Orkney 11 6 5 — Shetland 11 11 — — Tayside 828 664 — 164 Western Isles 12 12 — — 1993 Scotland 7,468 3,816 35 3,617 Argyll and Clyde 578 264 — 314 Ayrshire and Arran 330 153 — 177 Borders 154 86 — 68 Dumfries and Galloway 222 123 — 99 Fife 387 190 — 197 Forth valley 454 172 — 282 Grampian 660 288 1 4371 Greater Glasgow 1,561 918 8 635 Highland 310 140 — 2170 Lanarkshire 577 307 — 270 Lothian 1,340 734 26 580 Orkney 6 6 — — Shetland 11 11 — — Tayside 878 424 — 454 Western Isles — — — — 1 Students training for their first qualification, ie excludes enrolled nurses training to become registered. 2 Comprises Project 2000 students attending the Highland and Western Isles College of Nursing and Midwifery. 3 Project 2000 student data are at 31 October. 4 Includes Project 2000 students being trained for Orkney and Shetland Health Boards.