asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of the average earnings of nursing and midwifery staff within the National Health Service at all grades.
Specific information on average annual earnings of nursing staff is not collected centrally. Average figures would cover a wide range of earnings. Basic salary varies according to qualification, experience and service and may be augmented by additional payments for working unsocial hours and overtime, and there are also allowances for staff employed in certain geriatric and psychiatric units.The table below shows the mid points of the basic pay scales for the main grades at 1 July 1986.
| Grade | 1 July 1987 |
| £ | |
| Chief Area Nursing Officer | |
| SDAT1 + | 26,495 |
| SDAT1 | 25,630 |
| SDAT2 | 25,190 |
| SDAT3 | 24,555 |
| SDA1 | 24,555 |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | |
| District ward and social class | Number by social class of economically active head of household | (a) as percentage2 of total | Economically active persons by social class |
| Ancrum | |||
| I | 190 | 6 | 80 |
| II | 1,080 | 34 | 600 |
| III N | 450 | 14 | 530 |
| III M | 1,200 | 38 | 500 |
| IV | 180 | 6 | 290 |
| V | 30 | 1 | 50 |
| A.F. + I.D1 | 30 | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 3,160 | 100 | 2,100 |
| Ardler | |||
| I | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| II | 250 | 8 | 120 |
Grade
| 1 July 1987
|
| SDA2 | 23,920 |
| SDA3 | 22,880 |
| SDA4 | 17,160 |
| Director of Nursing Services/Director of Nurse Education | |
| DNS/DNE1 + | 21,055 |
| 1 | 19,085 |
| 2 | 17,450 |
| 3 | 15,960 |
| 4 | 14,795 |
| 5 | 13,510 |
| 6 | 12,215 |
| Senior Nurse/Senior Nurse Educational/Managerial | |
| 1+ | 18,700 |
| 1 | 17,450 |
| 2 | 15,960 |
| 3 | 14,795 |
| 4 | 13,510 |
| 5 | 12,215 |
| 6 | 11,840 |
| 7 | 11,220 |
| 8 | 10,520 |
| Tutor | 11,575 |
| Clinical Teacher | 10,765 |
| Health Visitor | 10,240 |
| Nursing Sister 1 | 10,520 |
| 2 | 9,435 |
| Staff Nurse, RGN | 7,240 |
| Enrolled Nurse | 6,360 |
| Nursing Auxiliary | 4,895 |
| Student Nurse (2nd Year) | 4,510 |