To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of (a) community psychiatric nurses, (b) district nurses and (c) health visitors in training each year since 1988–89, in each health board.
Information relating to community psychiatric nurses in training cannot be identified from data held centrally. The information requested regarding health visitors and district nurses is shown in the table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of nurses in training each year from 1988–89 to 1992–93.
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Nurses in training as at 30 September | ||
| Year | 1Number | 2P2000 |
| 1988 | 10,801 | — |
| 1989 | 10,912 | — |
| 1990 | 10,524 | — |
| 1991 | 9,989 | — |
| 1992 | 7,979 | 1,403 |
| 1Includes basic students and pupils, plus nurses on post-basic training courses. | ||
| 2 Project 2000. | ||
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of health care assistants employed by each health board in each year since 1988–89.
The information requested is not available centrally.