Information about the reasons for these departures is not held centrally.Qualified nursing and midwifery staff in NHSScotland (1) (2)Leavers (Headcount) Scotland1996-19971997-19981998-19991999-20003,0973,1132,8262,809Source: National Manpower Statistics from payrollISD ScotlandFootnote1.The number of "net" leavers is produced using the annual censuses at 30...