To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at the Vale of Leven Hospital, broken down by profession.

The information requested is not centrally available. However, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have provided the Scottish Government with the information, set out at Table 1. Table 1 shows that at October 2008:

the Vale of Leven hospital employed 720.3 staff whole-time equivalent (WTE). the largest staff group at the Vale of Leven Hospital is nursing and midwifery staff (47% of WTE staff or 337.4 WTE), followed by support services staff (15% of WTE staff or 108.3 WTE), and administrative services staff (15% of staff or 104.8 WTE)

Table 1: Staff Numbers, by Job Family, Vale of Leven Hospital, October 2008

Source: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.