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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 2A7 Student intakes and students in training for selected health service professions1, 1975/76 to 1995/96
    1975/76 1980/81 1985/86 1990/91

1995/96

INTAKES
 
Medical students
UK Male

387

392

381

349

377

  Female

255

308

312

363

403

Overseas All

13

17

68

92

79

 
Dental students          
UK Male

131

108

81

75

55

  Female

48

59

65

68

68

Overseas All

5

6

8

11

12

 
Student nurses & midwives 2
 
Initial entrant

..

..

3,405

3,223

2,457

General/adult

..

..

1,828

1,846

1,584

Mental health

..

..

534

578

392

Learning disabilities

..

..

139

149

88

Paediatric

..

..

98

-

145

Midwifery

..

..

698

444

248

Other

..

..

108

206

-

 
Student nurse: enrolled

..

..

805

204

4

 
Conversion student

..

..

664

738

373

General/adult

.

...

405

396

246

Mental health

..

..

159

161

61

Learning disabilities

..

..

39

57

14

Paediatric

..

..

61

124

52

 
IN TRAINING 3
 
Student nurses & midwives
 
Student nurse & midwife

..

7,188

8,407

8,696

6,588

General/adult

..

4,735

5,873

6,301

4,438

Mental health

..

909

1,007

1,280

948

Learning disabilities

..

177

229

297

219

Paediatric

..

267

202

38

396

Midwifery

..

1,088

1,071

780

587

Other

..

12

25

-

-

 
Student nurse: enrolled

..

3,288

1,185

534

-

 
Post reg./enrolment

..

1,862

1,552

1,119

204

General/adult

..

1,500

1,250

730

105

Mental health

..

330

260

238

61

Learning disabilities

..

32

42

42

13

Paediatric

..

-

-

109

25

 
Health Visitor

..

70

116

87

155

District Nurses

..

7

110

87

123

Sources: ISD Scotland, Common Services Agency (National Manpower Statistics from payroll);
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council; and National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland (NBS)

1 Health Service professions shown in this table comprise only Medical and Dental and Nursing & Midwifery students. Other.
Health Service trainees who are employed by trusts/health boards are can be shown separately in their relevant staff groups.
Information is not readily available for other trainees not employed by the Health Service during their initial training.
This includes undergraduate students studying for qualifications in health related subjects.
2 Intakes of student nurses and midwives commencing in that year.
3 Comprises nurses in training employed by health boards and Students on ‘1992’ courses in nursing and midwifery.

 

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