How many school nurses there have been in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Information on the number of School Nurses there have been in each year since 2007 at local authority level is not held centrally.
School Nurses form part of the Public Health Nurse (PHN) team which comprises School Nurses, Health Visitors and those who carry out a dual role.
Table 1 presents information by NHS board of staff working within the PHN Team for years 2007-11. Table 2 presents information by NHS board of School Nurses for years 2007-11.
Table 1 Qualified ¹ Public Health Nurses ² by NHS Board (WTE), 2007-11

Annual³ September
Quarterly
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mar-11
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Scotland
1,546.0
1,624.9
1,607.2
1,704.3
1,724.0
1,691.8
1,736.8
1,710.9
Borders
36.2
36.4
33.3
33.3
34.5
33.0
32.4
32.2
Fife
125.9
119.3
117.3
119.4
143.7
142.9
142.0
138.8
Lothian
238.5
242.0
244.6
244.5
240.0
235.5
231.4
227.2
Highland
89.8
101.4
102.7
93.3
91.6
86.1
83.6
87.6
Grampian
162.7
183.4
187.6
177.7
175.2
174.2
174.8
173.6
Orkney
8.2
6.6
7.2
6.6
5.0
6.0
6.0
6.6
Tayside
109.9
110.7
96.0
103.2
107.1
96.7
160.5
152.8
Western Isles
9.0
10.0
11.0
11.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
11.8
Shetland
7.2
10.0
8.2
8.6
8.9
8.9
7.3
6.3
Ayrshire and Arran
104.8
112.6
112.5
134.4
136.8
135.0
135.4
134.4
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
281.7
346.9
308.7
397.3
394.3
389.7
382.2
379.9
Lanarkshire
239.4
211.8
231.2
229.5
229.3
228.7
228.1
218.4
Forth Valley
71.6
76.3
80.5
81.8
79.3
76.7
76.3
75.8
Dumfries and Galloway
58.2
54.8
55.9
62.0
64.7
64.7
62.9
63.6
State Hospital
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
National Waiting Times Centre
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scottish Ambulance Service
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS 24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS National Services Scotland
2.8
2.8
10.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
NHS Education for Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS Health Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Source: ISD Scotland.
Notes:
1. AfC bands 5 to 9.
2. Public Health Nurses include Health, Visitors, School Nurses and those who have a dual role.
3. As at 30 September.
4. The following symbol has been used:
- nil.
Table 2 Qualified ¹ School Nurses by NHS board (WTE), 2007-11

Annual² September
Quarterly

2007
2008
2009
2010
Mar-11
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Scotland
261.2
271.9
275.1
271.7
271.7
261.6
263.7
246.2
Borders
4.8
6.6
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.2
Fife
27.5
24.2
21.6
21.5
28.3
29.1
28.7
26.7
Lothian
33.0
31.4
38.3
38.2
35.8
35.0
37.0
35.2
Highland
19.9
21.2
22.1
20.5
20.0
18.8
18.3
18.3
Grampian
27.9
33.5
36.4
34.8
33.1
33.4
34.3
34.3
Orkney
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
Tayside
20.1
19.0
17.7
20.1
20.0
17.8
21.2
7.8
Western Isles
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Shetland
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Ayrshire and Arran
27.8
29.7
31.1
29.3
28.2
23.9
23.2
23.2
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
47.5
54.6
51.4
49.5
51.0
49.6
49.1
48.7
Lanarkshire
32.5
28.4
28.4
26.9
25.1
25.0
24.2
24.2
Forth Valley
10.7
13.8
13.6
14.0
13.2
12.0
12.6
12.6
Dumfries and Galloway
7.3
7.4
7.3
9.7
9.7
9.7
7.9
8.9
State Hospital
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
National Waiting Times Centre
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scottish Ambulance Service
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS 24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS National Services Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS Education for Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS Health Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Source: ISD Scotland.
Notes:
1. AfC bands 5 to 9.
2. As at 30 September.
3. The following symbol has been used:
- nil.