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Mrs. Laing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time nurses are employed by the NHS in Scotland. [71867]
Mr. Galbraith: The latest provisional data available indicate that as at 30 September 1998 there were 24,936 nurses and midwives employed on a full-time basis by the NHS in Scotland.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of nurses who have completed nursing training in Scotland since May 1997 have then taken up a nursing job in the NHS in Scotland. [71866]
Mr. Galbraith:
This information is not held centrally.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nurses have been (a) recruited and (b) trained in Scotland since May 1997. [71875]
Mr. Galbraith:
The available information is as follows:
The 2 sets of data are not comparable because they derive from different sources, and in particular because the figures on recruits to employment:
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library a list of those holding commissions as temporary sheriffs on 15 January, including details of when each of the temporary sheriffs was first appointed. [71886]
Mr. McLeish:
I have arranged to have placed in the Library a list of those holding commissions as temporary sheriffs on 15 January, showing dates of first appointment in that capacity.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many temporary sheriffs held commissions on 15 January; and of these, how many were (a) solicitors, (b) advocates, (c) female, (d) under the age of 40 (e) 60 to 64 and (f) 65 years of age or over. [71888]
Mr. McLeish:
On 15 January 131 commissions as temporary sheriffs were in force. Of these (a) 84 were solicitors, (b) 47 were advocates, (c) 16 were female, (d) 7 were under age 40, (e) 5 were aged 60 to 64 and (f) 7 were aged 65 or over.
From 1 July 1999 this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money listed by each NHS trust in Scotland has been directed into the Waiting List Initiative. [71889]
Mr. Galbraith:
An additional £44.5 million was made available to tackle waiting lists and waiting times. £40 million was allocated to Health Boards to enable them to implement their plans for achieving reductions. The funding issued to each Health Board is set out in Table 1. The remaining £4.5 million was issued to those NHS Trusts which had achieved waiting list reductions. The awards to NHS Trusts are set out in Table 2.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
(a) According to provisional figures, there were 2,845 nurses and midwives employed in the NHS in Scotland at 30 September 1998 who had joined since September 1997.
(b) 2,855 student nurses have successfully completed basic training since 1 May 1997.
(i) includes midwives as well as nurses
(ii) includes rejoiners as well as new entrants
(iii) excludes nurses working in general practices, banks and agencies.
Source:
Employment Data--Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services Agency for the NHS in Scotland
Training Data--National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland.
| Health Board | Funding |
|---|---|
| Argyll and Clyde | 3.3 |
| Aryshire and Arran | 2.4 |
| Boarders | 0.9 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1.3 |
| Fife | 2.4 |
| Forth Valley | 2.2 |
| Grampian | 4.0 |
| Greater Glasgow | 7.7 |
| Highland | 1.5 |
| Lanarkshire(5) | 4.2 |
| Lothian | 5.5 |
| Orkney | 0.5 |
| Shetland | 0.2 |
| Tayside | 3.2 |
| Western Isles | 0.3 |
| Common Services Agency(6) | 0.4 |
(5) Includes £300,000 funding for the Scottish Ambulance Service
(6) Funding for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
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| NHS Trust | Award |
|---|---|
| Western General Hospitals NHS Trust | 450,000 |
| Royal Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| Queen Margaret Hospital NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| Monklands General Hospital NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| Edinburgh Sick Children's NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| West Lothian NHS Trust | 300,000 |
| Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Lomond Healthcare NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| North Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Stirling Royal Infirmary NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Glasgow Royal Infirmary University NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Hairmyres and Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Law Hospital NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| East and Midlothian NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust | 150,000 |
| 4,500,000 |
Mrs. Laing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what indicators have been used to measure value for money gained from funds directed towards the waiting list initiative in Scotland. [71871]
Mr. Galbraith: Health Boards, in conjunction with NHS Trusts, prepared detailed plans for achieving reductions in waiting lists and waiting times. A clinical and professional Support Force examined the plans and discussed them with representatives of Health Boards and NHS Trusts. Prior to recommending the plans for approval, the Support Force ensured that they were robust, deliverable and would achieve value for money, through an assessment of the project costs and the anticipated impact on waiting lists. Monitoring of expenditure by Health Boards on their plans, and the outcomes achieved, is ongoing.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much of the money spent to reduce waiting lists in Scotland over the last year was allocated specifically for that purpose. [71870]
Mr. Galbraith:
An additional £40 million was issued to the NHS in Scotland in 1998 specifically to tackle waiting lists and waiting times. In February 1999, an additional £4.5 million was issued as awards to those NHS Trusts which had achieved waiting list reductions.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been directed towards reducing waiting list figures in the last three months in Scotland. [71884]
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Mr. Galbraith:
An additional £20 million was issued to the NHS in Scotland in April 1998 for action to secure early reductions in waiting lists, and a further £20 million was issued in September/November 1998 to fund over 190 strategic projects designed to secure sustained reductions in waiting times and waiting lists. In February 1999, £4.5 million was issued as awards to those NHS Trusts which had achieved early reductions in waiting lists.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital beds there are per 1,000 of the population in Scotland. [71869]
Mr. Galbraith:
Provisional figures for the year ending 30 September 1998 indicate that there were 7.3 NHS inpatient beds per 1,000 population.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average percentage of beds occupied in Scottish hospitals. [71868]
Mr. Galbraith:
In the year ending 30 September 1998, provisional figures show that the average percentage of all NHS inpatient beds occupied was 79.9 per cent.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mrs. Laing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland with reference to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland's report to him on the Second Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, in which local authority areas consultants were engaged (a) to complete, (b) to validate and (c) to examine the local authorities' initial proposals to the Commission; and what was the cost of such work to the Commission. [71891]
Mr. McLeish:
No consultants were engaged by the Commission for the purposes mentioned for any local authority area.
From 1 July this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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