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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.
However, this was another rotten Christmas for Scotland's fishing communities, thanks to the latest deal that the Government brought back from Brussels.
Perhaps we should decide to look at this matter in a new way. What if we had something that was not given this second-class status and was within the ownership of the council?
I thank members who have spent a great deal of time on helping to prepare those reports.I wish members all the very best, whether they are fortunate enough to be re-elected or whether they take a new turn in their careers and their lives.
Perhaps I should also take this opportunity to thank members who are moving on to pastures new for all their work. Meeting continued in private until 15:55.