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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of nursing auxiliaries employed in Scottish hospitals by regional board area; and how this compares with the years 1966 to 1969.
Mr. Gordon Campbell
The number of nursing auxiliaries in hospitals other than psychiatric and the number of nursing assistants in psychiatric hospitals, expressed in whole-time equivalent terms, are set out below. The figures are as at 31st March each year, except for 1967, when they are for 30th September.
| NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD | ||
| Nursing Auxiliaries | Nursing Assistants | |
| 1966 | 190 | 54 |
| 1967 | 223 | 77 |
| 1968 | 210 | 71 |
| 1969 | 196 | 71 |
| 1970 | 234 | 124 |
| NORTH-EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD | ||
| Nursing Auxiliaries | Nursing Assistants | |
| 1966 | 568 | 189 |
| 1967 | 675 | 222 |
| 1968 | 659 | 223 |
| 1969 | 704 | 239 |
| 1970 | 703 | 241 |
| EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD | ||
| Nursing Auxiliaries | Nursing Assistants | |
| 1966 | 754 | 277 |
| 1967 | 851 | 274 |
| 1968 | 840 | 286 |
| 1969 | 876 | 302 |
| 1970 | 912 | 297 |
| SOUTH-EASTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD | ||
| Nursing Auxiliaries | Nursing Assistants | |
| 1966 | 1,375 | 471 |
| 1967 | 1,548 | 514 |
| 1968 | 1,582 | 497 |
| 1969 | 1,682 | 575 |
| 1970 | 1,785 | 622 |
| WESTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD | ||
| Nursing Auxiliaries | Nursing Assistants | |
| 1966 | 3,568 | 922 |
| 1967 | 3,902 | 1,047 |
| 1968 | 3,904 | 997 |
| 1969 | 4,127 | 988 |
| 1970 | 4,414 | 1,111 |