§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vacant NHS posts for qualified nurses there were in Scotland by health board as at 31 March. [39657]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information available centrally is shown in the table.
Qualified nursing staff vacancies' by health board area and qualification whole time equivalent: at 31 March 1997 Total Registered Vacancies Enrolled Total 1,225 1,108 117 Ayrshire & Arran 31 29 3 Borders 6 6 — Argyll & Clyde 128 118 11 State Hospital 1 1 — Fife 20 19 1 Greater Glasgow 316 295 22 Highland 34 32 1 Lanarkshire 58 52 6 Grampian 103 100 3 Orkney 1 — 1 Lothian 288 276 13 Tayside 75 50 25 Forth Valley 134 103 31 Western Isles 5 5 0 Dumfries & Galloway 19 19 — Shetland 7 7 — 1 The vacancy figures relate to vacant posts at 31 March, irrespective of when the vacancy arose. Source:
ISD(M)36, ISD Scotland