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Information on the number of clinical posts in each NHS Trust is not collected by the NHS in Scotland. Information on the number of medical and dental posts is collected as at 30 September each year. Information on the position at April 1999, the date of reorganisation, was not collected.The numbers of career and training grade medical and dental staff in post show an increase of 21 career grade clinicians and 13 postgraduate training grades for the Trusts in Greater Glasgow Health Board area between 30 September 1998 and 30 September 1999.Due to the restructuring of the NHS in Scotland in April 1999, Trust level comparisons before and after reorganisation cannot be made. However, details on the number of medical and dental staff in post on 30 September for all Trusts in Greater Glasgow area before and after reorganisation are shown in attached tables 1 and 2. The tables should be read in conjunction with the notes below.Table 1: Medical and dental staff in post in the NHS in Greater Glasgow Health Board area. Headcount at 30 September 1999 | career4 | training5 | all grades
Greater Glasgow Health Board6 | 1,165 | 1,266 | 2,418
Greater Glasgow Health Board Headquarters | 25 | 6 | 31
Yorkhill NHS Trust | 140 | 122 | 262
South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust | 236 | 276 | 512
North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust | 646 | 786 | 1,432
Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust | 179 | 77 |