| 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 |
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| 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); |
| 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. |