§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS nursing vacancies there were on(a) 1 May 1997 and (b) at the latest available date. [53220]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 29 July 1998]: An annual census of nursing staff vacancies is conducted in March. The census of vacancies at 31 March 1998 is currently underway but not yet complete.
The information available centrally is shown in the table.
Nursing staff vacancies1,2 by qualification in the NHS in Scotland Whole Time Equivalent: at 31 March 1997 Vacancies Qualified 1,223.6 Unqualified 422.5 Total 1,646.1 1 The vacancy figures relate to vacant posts at 31 March, irrespective of when the vacancy arose 2 Returns for the following NHS Trusts were not submitted: Fife Healthcare NHS Trust Yorkhill NHS Trust Source:
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