How many full-time equivalent health visitors have been employed in East Lothian in each year since 1999.

The number of health visitors employed by Community Health Partnership (CHP) is only available from 2007. The following table provides information on Health Visitors employed (whole-time equivalent) in East Lothian CHP each year since 2007. However, the role of the health visitor should not be seen in isolation as they form part of the public health nurse team which incorporates health visitors and school nurses, with some staff fulfilling a dual role.
Table 1: Health Visitors, Public Health Nurses and School Nurses1,2 Employed (Whole-Time Equivalent) in East Lothian Community Health Partnership

September
2007
September
2008
September
2009
September
2010
September
2011
Health Visitors
21.4
22.3
22.2
20.1
18.5
Public Health Nurses
1.0
3.4
3.2
1.4
1.6
School Nurses
-
3.8
6.1
5.7
6.7
Total
22.4
29.5
31.5
27.2
26.8
Source: ISD Scotland.
Notes:
1. Staff in post at CHP level are not routinely published on the ISD website. However, data on health visitors, public health nurses and school nurses for 2007-12 are available by NHS board and region on the ISD website here:
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2012-05-29/Nursing_and_Midwifery_SIP_M2012.xls.
2. Data on Health Visitors and Public Health Nurses for 1999-2005 are available by NHS board and region on the ISD website here:
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Historic-Data/WFE01_HB_REG.xls.