§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses were recruited by each trust in (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97 and (iii) 1997–98; and how many nurses left each trust(a) due to retirement, (b) to work for a nursing agency and (c) for other reasons in each of those years. [37793]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information is as follows:
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Nursing staff employed by the NHS in Scotland: net movements by Trust: for year beginning 30 September 1995/96 11996/97 2Leavers 3Joiners 2Leavers 3Joiners Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust 112 78 64 80 Law Hospital NHS Trust 70 69 42 27 Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust 104 63 60 42 Lanarkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 120 205 125 131 Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 243 267 211 202 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 236 209 215 161 Moray Health Services NHS Trust 53 108 52 57 Orkney Health Board 15 13 20 8 West Lothian NHS Trust 100 91 80 59 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 328 251 297 237 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 46 42 32 65 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 150 146 135 152 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 93 85 92 81 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 213 216 154 141 Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 144 157 138 128 Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust 88 54 94 245 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust 81 68 59 49 Angus NHS Trust 70 60 53 64 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 60 68 62 57 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 67 62 73 76 Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust 118 102 117 69 Western Isles Health Board Headquarters 25 13 20 22 Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 40 52 46 46 Dumfries and Galloway Community Health NHS Trust 52 47 110 55 Shetland Hospitals and Community Services Unit 30 20 20 21 1 1997 data are provisional. 2 Leavers are defined as registered and enrolled nurses who are no longer employed by the NHS in Scotland or have moved to another NHS Trust. 3 Joiners are defined as registered and enrolled nurses who have joined the NHS in Scotland or have joined from another NHS Trust. 4 1996/97 data for Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust are not available. There are about 160 qualified nurses who do not appear on the 1997 provisional file and as a result the figures for 1996/97 would not reflect the true number of leavers and joiners. Source:
National Manpower Statistics from payroll ISD Scotland Adhoc ref: 98/11106.