The following table shows the number and rate per 100,000 population (headcount and whole time equivalent (WTE) of NHS employed infection control nurses at 21 May 2004. Rates per 100,000 population should be treated with caution as the variability between boards may be explained in part by the relatively small number of infection control nurses in each area.Number of Infection Control Nurses by NHS Board NHS Board Headcount at 21-May-04 WTE at 21-May-04 Headcount per 100,000 Population WTE per 100,000 Population Total 128 118.5 2.5 2.3 NHS Argyll and Clyde 14 14 3.4 3.4 NHS Ayrshire and Arran 5 5 1.4 1.4 NHS Borders 3 3 2.8 2.8 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 3 3 2 2 NHS Fife 6 5.8 1.7 1.6 NHS Forth Valley 4 4 1.4 1.4 NHS Grampian 9 8.23 1.7 1.6 NHS Greater Glasgow 23 20.17 2.7 2.3 NHS Highland 8 6.4 3.8 3.1 NHS Lanarkshire 11 10.4 2 1.9 NHS Lothian 19 17.1 2.4 2.2 NHS Orkney 1 1 5.2 5.2 NHS Shetland 1 1 4.6 4.6 NHS Tayside 12 11.6 3.1 3 NHS Western Isles 2 1.2 7.7 4.6 Special NHS Boards* 7 6.6 - - Source Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health.Source of Population Estimates as at 30 June 2003: General Register Office for Scotland.Note: *Special NHS boards include NHS National Services Scotland, Golden Jubilee National Hospital and The State Hospital.