Figures for 2006 are not yet available.Table 1 1979 1990 1991 1997 2005* All Nursing and Midwifery staff 53,815 63,144 64,189 61,961 65,816 Table 2 1979-90 1991-97 1997-2005 All Nursing and Midwifery Staff 17.3% - 3.5% 6.2% Note: *Latest statisticsInformation on nursing redundancies is not held centrally and is held by individual NHS boards in Scotland.Information on nurses in NHSScotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under WorkforceStatistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce...