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The whole time equivalent of doctors working in NHSScotland is shown in the following table. The table contains the latest available data and should be read in conjunction with the notes.Whole Time Equivalent5 of doctors working in NHSScotland by Health Board areaAs at September/October 19992Hospital / Community ServicesGeneral Practitioners4TotalCareer Gra...
The following table shows public expenditure on health as a proportion of GDP in Scotland and in countries within the European Community in 1997 - the latest year for which comparable data are available.Public Expenditure on Health as Percentage of GDPCountry%Germany8.3Sweden7.2France7.1Belgium6.7Denmark6.7Luxembourg6.4Netherlands6.2Austria6.0United Kingdom...
To ask the Scottish Executive how many midwives are currently employed broken down by health board and NHS Trust. The latest information available centrally on numbers of midwives employed in the NHS in Scotland by Health Board and Trust is shown in the table.NumberWTEScotland3 6262 962.8Ayrshire & Arran 263 217.4Ayrshire & Arran Acute Hospitals NH...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 1999
As far as mortality is concerned, the most recent figure for Scotland is that in 1998 there were 13,419 deaths from CHD. The latest year for which the information is available for England is 1997.
The new GP contract will offer patients more choice, better quality of care, new ways of accessing services and greater access to services in the local community.
As you can imagine, one of the very good pieces of news that I have heard in the past few days was about the meeting of the regional cancer networks that was held last Friday to look at the latest audit data, which show that all the key clinical standards are now being met.
Members have in front of them a cover note that identifies several petitions on which additional information is awaited, as well as current and new petitions that require to be considered today and which are listed on the agenda.
When the regulations that were supposed to come in last year do come in, the instrument will have to be revoked and replaced with a new one. I do not understand why we are doing that.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 December 2005