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Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers employed within Tayside health board by main staff group; and what are the equivalent figures for 1980.
Mr. John MacKay
The information is as follows and relates to whole-time equivalents:
| 1980 | 1986 | |
| Medical-dental | 971 | 977 |
| Pharmacists-opticians | 51 | 51 |
| Nurses-midwives | 5,905 | 5,966 |
| Scientific-professions supplementary to medicine | 389 | 436 |
| Technical | 411 | 457 |
| Works-tradesmen | 350 | 352 |
| Administration-clerical | 1,169 | 1,219 |
| Ancillary | 2,902 | 2,516 |