§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the NHS salary bill for nurses in Scotland in each of the last 10 years,(a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total NHS salary bill. [65521]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information requested is set out in the table.
Year Total nurses salary £000 Total NHS salary £000 Nurse salary as a percentage of total NHS salary 1988–89 738,259 1,425,909 52 1989–90 786.392 1,510,465 52 1990–91 842,468 1,625,882 52 1991–92 919,553 1,776,949 52 1992–93 973,935 1,934,970 50 1993–94 983,824 1,999,373 49 1994–95 975,110 2,040,930 48 1995–96 967,186 2,074,408 47 1996–97 973,577 2,142,188 45 1997–98 979,283 2,177,879 45 Source:
Annual Accounts of Health Boards, NHS Trusts, Common Services Agency and the State Hospital.
The decrease in the salary bill for nurses in 1994–95 onwards is due to the introduction of Project 2000. The figures for 1997–98 are provisional.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many whole-time equivalent(a) bank, (b) agency and (c) contract nurses were employed, and at what cost, in each of the NHS health trust areas in Scotland for each of the last 10 years. [65520]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe information for agency nursing staff, which is available only from 1994 onwards, is shown in the table. No cost data to match the staff numbers are available. Information for bank and contract nursing staff is not available centrally.
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Agency nursing staff: average whole time equivalent1 by provider; year ending 30 September 1994 1995 1996 1997 19982 South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.6 North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust — — — 0.7 2.5 Ayrshire and Arran Community Health Care NHS Trust 0.3 0.3 0.0 — — Borders General Hospital NHS Trust — — 2.8 — 0.2 Borders Community Health Services NHS Trust 0.4 0.0 0.2 — — Argyll and Clyde Health Board HQ 1.0 — — — — Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 7.8 8.1 3.7 7.4 19.6 Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust 0.9 — — — 0.5 Renfrewshire Healthcare NHS Trust 1.9 30.8 31.3 44.9 43.5 Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust 0.1 0.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.9 Fife Healthcare NHS Trust 3.6 0.1 1.7 5.7 0.0
Agency nursing staff: average whole time equivalent1 by provider; year ending 30 September 1994 1995 1996 1997 19982 Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals NHS Trust — — — 0.3 0.3 Southern General Hospital NHS Trust 7.9 15.0 11.7 21.8 18.7 Yorkhill NHS Trust 4.4 4.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust 9.3 5.9 7.1 10.7 23.4 West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust 47.2 53.7 23.7 46.5 51.6 Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust 6.7 13.1 20.6 27.8 35.4 Stobhill NHS Trust 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.5 Glasgow Community and Mental Health Services NHS Trust 0.2 — — — — Glasgow Dental Hospital and School NHS Trust — — — 0.6 — Raigmore Hospital NHS Trust — — — — 0.0 Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust 0.1 0.0 1.2 2.6 — Highland Communities NHS Trust 0.1 2.4 2.9 9.7 13.2 Monklands and Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust — 0.2 0.3 0.3 9.9 Law Hospital NHS Trust — — 0.0 — — Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust — — — — 0.1 Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 2.9 1.6 1.8 7.9 24.2 Grampian Healthcare NHS Trust 23.6 44.6 26.3 13.8 13.8 Moray Health Services NHS Trust — — 1.3 0.1 0.3 Orkney Health Board — — — 0.2 0.2 West Lothian NHS Trust — — 0.1 0.0 0.6 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust 53.6 110.6 167.9 139.4 142.3 Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust 1.5 10.1 22.0 22.3 21.5 Western General Hospitals NHS Trust 11.2 47.8 30.5 4.9 26.5 East and Midlothian NHS Trust 7.3 6.5 22.6 17.5 11.4 Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust 2.2 9.0 6.0 3.6 1.5 Perth and Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust — — — — 0.3 Dundee Healthcare NHS Trust — — 1.0 1.8 2.0 Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust — — 0.8 1.6 2.6 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust 0.0 14.9 15.3 1.3 1.5 Central Scotland Healthcare NHS Trust — 2.4 47.1 51.2 18.3 Western Isles Health Board — — — — 0.0 Shetland Health Board — 0.0 — — — 1 To calculate the average 1 W. T. E. is taken as a contribution of 37.5 hours per week x 52 = 1,950 hours per year. 2 Data for 1997 and 1998 are based on one six month period ending 30 September. Data for 1994 to 1996 are based on two six month periods ending 31 March and 30 September.