This represents 1% of the total establishment.Table 1Total nursing staff vacancies 1,2,3 in the NHS in Scotland by provider and qualificationWhole Time Equivalent: at 30 April 1999WTETotalQualifiedUnqualifiedTotal1 270.6 989.3 281.3Ayrshire & Arran Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 30.8 20.0 10.8Ayrshire & Arran Primary Care NHS Trust 49.8 25.4 24.4Borders Acute Hospital NHS Trust 13.7 10.6 3.1Borders Primary Care NHS Trust- - - Argyll & Clyde Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 42.6 40.1 2.5Lomond & Argyll Primary Care NHS Trust 17.7 16.3 1.4Renfrewshire & Inverclyde Primary Care NHS Trust 83.2 63.5 19.7Blood Transfusion Service 2.8 2.8- State Hospital 7.0 7.0- Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 13.3 11.3 2.0Fife Primary Care NHS Trust 48.1 37.7 10.4Yorkhill NHS Trust 19.9 12.7 7.3South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trustx x x North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust 195.7 176.3 19.4Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust 66.5 57.5 8.9Highland Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 9.6 3.2 6.4Highland Primary Care NHS Trust 15.6 15.2 0.4Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 14.5 11.5 3.0Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS Trust 46.1 34.8 11.3Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust 173.4 131.3 42.1Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust 5.2 5.2- Orkney Health Board 2.5 2.5- Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust 233.0 164.2 68.8Lothian Primary Care NHS Trustx x x West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust 12.4- 12.4Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust 26.5 24.2 2.3Tayside Primary Care NHS Trust 32.2 29.1 3.2Forth Valley Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 30.1 28.4 1.7Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust 24.6 17.9 6.8Western Isles Health Board 25.2 15.7 9.5Dumfries & Galloway Acute & Maternity Hospitals NHS Trust 13.7 13.7- Dumfries & Galloway Primary Care NHS Trust 5.9 2.8 3.1Shetland Health Board 9.0 8.5 0.5Source: ISD(M)36 ISD Scotland.Notes:1 Excludes nurses in training.2 The trusts that have not submitted returns are South Glasgow University Hospitals and Lothian Primary Care.3 The vacancy figures relate to vacant posts at 30 April, irrespective of when the vacancy arose.Table 2Total nursing staff vacancies 1,2,3 by occupation groupWhole Time Equivalent: at 30 April 1999WTETotalTotal1 270.4Qualified 989.2First level registered nurse 938.3Nurse Managers 6.0Education- ITU 29.4A&E 31.3Theatre 62.9Care of elderly 101.0Other general 421.1Paediatrics 23.4Midwifery 35.9Maternity 9.8Health visiting 33.5District nursing 38.1Mental health 116.9Learning difficulties 19.0Community 10.0Second level registered staff 50.9General nursing 33.6Paediatrics- Maternity (nursing) 1.1Mental health 3.5Learning difficulties 6.7District nursing 2.8Community 3.2Unqualified 281.2Auxiliaries and assistants...