§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland by what means he assesses the demand for conversion courses for second level registered nurses. [8343]
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 10 January 1996]: It is for NHS trusts to determine the qualifications and number of staff they require and to arrange conversion courses for second level nurses to meet these needs.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students commenced training as initial entrants by means of(a) salaried students places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study for each of the last five years; [8348]
(2) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, gave up their training in (i) the first year, (ii) the second year and (iii) the third year for each of the last five years; [8347]
(3) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, (i) qualified and (ii) registered with the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for each of the last five years; [8345]
(4) how many pre-registration nursing and midwifery students who commenced training as initial entrants by means of (a) salaried student places, (b) Project 2000 and (c) undergraduate study, gave up their courses for each year of training for each of the last five years. [8346]
§ Mr. Forsyth[holding answer 10 January 1996]: This information is not held centrally.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of nurses working in(a) private nursing homes, (b) private hospitals, (c) local authorities, (d) private residential homes, (e) the armed forces, (f) the prison service, (g) the occupational health service, (h) private industry, (i) self employment and (j) and other categories; and if he will express the figures in terms of (i) total numbers and (ii) whole time equivalents for each of the last five years. [8350]
§ Mr. Forsyth[holding answer 10 January 1996]: The information available is shown in the table:
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Qualified nursing staff in selected areas of employment Area of employment 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 (j) NHS in Scotland5 Number 42,121 42,259 41,571 41,679 41,871 WTE 35,576.3 35,454.7 35,270.2 35,381.4 35,586.4 GP Practice6 Number 1,065 1,151 1,249 1,291 1,349 WTE 646.6 695.3 747.9 768.2 808.4 Notes:
1Data for year ending 31 March.
2Estimated.
3Complete information from private hospitals is not available for 1994 and 1995.
4Data include only those whose main qualification is in nursing (thereby excluding those whose main qualification is nursery nursing). Data are at 1 October.
5Comprises registered and enrolled nurses; excludes nurse teachers, nurses in training and students on "1992" courses in nursing and midwifery. Data at 30 September (1995 data at 31 March).
6Data refer to 1 April with the exception of staff in full fundholding practices in Grampian Health Board for whom expenditure was met from the Practice Staff Scheme, for whom data are as at the date on which the practice became a full fundholder. Excludes staff in fundholding practices in Fife health Board.
7Provisional.
n/a Not available.
Source
National Manpower Statistics Forms ISD(s)34 and ISD(M)8
Information and Statistics Division
The Scottish Office Department of Health (Social Work Services Group)
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how he intends to estimate demand for nurses from the non-NHS sector; and how this information will be used to regulate the supply of nursing students. [8340]
§ Mr. Forsyth[holding answer 10 January 1996]: As part of the new arrangements for contracting for pre-registration nursing and midwifery education, and annual exercise is being undertaken to determine an indication of future requirements for such qualified employees in Scotland. This includes assessment of the needs of the non-NHS sector by conducting research through NHS purchasers and other relevant organisations. The forecast of future demand for nursers and midwives emerging from this work will be used to inform decisions on the number of pre-registration places in diploma level nursing and midwifery education by means of a new work force planning model which is being developed.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of second level registered nurses; and how many are currently undertaking training to convert to first level registration. [8344]
§ Mr. Forsyth[holding answer 10 January 1996]: There were 8,832 second level registered nurses employed in the NHS in Scotland at 30 September 1994 and 325 undertaking training to convert to first level registration at 31 December 1995.