NHS Board Projected Staff In Post Changes In 2012/13
All NHS Boards have been asked to develop Local Delivery Plans (LDPs) and workforce plans, as well as using workforce workload tools. As part of this process, NHS Boards have been asked to provide workforce projections for 2012/13. These projections are based on staff in post whole time equivalents (wte).
3. Main Findings - NHS Scotland
The main findings for the financial year 2012/13 are:
- Overall estimated increase of 113.6 wte (up 0.1%).
- Largest estimated reduction is in Administrative Services of 411.0 wte (down 1.7%), which includes a reduction in Management (non AfC) of 45.7 wte (down 4.6%).
- Estimated reduction in Nursing & Midwifery of 325.0 wte (down 0.6%), this includes an estimated increase of 174.8 wte interns. The overall reduction is linked to the transfer of 109.8 wte nursing and midwifery staff from NHS Highland to Highland Council on 1st April 2012.
- Personal and Social Care shows a projected increase of 827.9 wte (up 89.2%). This is mainly due to the transfer of staff between health and local authorities. The changes from this integration of health and social care staff is also reflected in the projections provided by NHS Highland (Personal & Social Care up 834.6 wte (up 3150.0%)) which is the first Board in NHS Scotland to transfer staff between health and local authorities.
Table 1. NHS Scotland Projected Staff in Post (WTE) Changes for Financial Year 2012/13 by Staff Group
| Staff Group | Board Baseline | 2012/13 Projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-12 | 31-Mar-13 | Change | Change % | |
| All Staff Groups | 131,091.0 | 131,204.7 | 113.6 | 0.1% |
| Medical (HCHS) | 11,254.3 | 11,346.6 | 92.3 | 0.8% |
| Dental (HCHS) | 649.7 | 648.6 | -1.1 | -0.2% |
| Medical & Dental Support | 1,861.5 | 1,872.1 | 10.6 | 0.6% |
| Nursing & Midwifery 1 | 56,435.6 | 56,110.6 | -325.0 | -0.6% |
| Allied Health Profession | 9,323.5 | 9,270.5 | -53.0 | -0.6% |
| Other Therapeutic Services | 3,501.6 | 3,492.6 | -9.1 | -0.3% |
| Healthcare Science | 5,336.2 | 5,298.0 | -38.2 | -0.7% |
| Personal & Social Care 2 | 928.6 | 1,756.5 | 827.9 | 89.2% |
| Ambulance Services 3 | 3,622.5 | 3,654.5 | 32.0 | 0.9% |
| Support Services | 13,762.2 | 13,750.5 | -11.7 | -0.1% |
| Administration Services | 24,415.3 | 24,004.2 | -411.0 | -1.7% |
| Management (non AfC) 4 | 1,002.6 | 956.9 | -45.7 | -4.6% |
Source - NHS Board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. This includes an increase of 174.8 wte interns as projected by NHS Education for Scotland.
2. The increase shown under Personal & Social Care is mainly due to the transfer of staff between health and local authorities. The changes from this integration of health and social care staff are also reflected in the projections provided by NHS Highland (Personal & Social Care up 834.6 wte (up 3150.0%)), as shown in Table 10, which is the first Board in NHS Scotland to transfer staff between health and local authorities.
3. ISD report this category as Emergency Services, however it includes a number of non-emergency ambulance staff.
4. Management (non-AfC) is a sub group of Administration Services. These figures are not comparable to the 25% Reduction Target in Senior Management posts. The definition used in the target allows the exclusion of clinically orientated staff from within this group and the inclusion of some AfC Administration staff (Band 8a and above).
Table 2. NHS Scotland Projected Staff in Post (WTE) Changes for Financial Year 2012/13 by NHS Board
| NHS Board | Board Baseline | 2012/13 Projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-12 | 31-Mar-13 | Change | Change % | |
| All NHS Boards | 131,091.0 | 131,204.7 | 113.6 | 0.1% |
| Ayrshire & Arran | 8,467.0 | 8,395.0 | -72.0 | -0.9% |
| Borders | 2,490.1 | 2,390.8 | -99.3 | -4.0% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3,477.6 | 3,429.8 | -47.7 | -1.4% |
| Fife | 7,033.1 | 7,098.8 | 65.7 | 0.9% |
| Forth Valley | 4,944.7 | 4,962.2 | 17.5 | 0.4% |
| Grampian | 11,418.6 | 11,322.3 | -96.3 | -0.8% |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 33,332.8 | 32,754.1 | -578.7 | -1.7% |
| Highland 1 | 6,799.5 | 7,600.7 | 801.2 | 11.8% |
| Lanarkshire | 9,796.1 | 9,765.8 | -30.3 | -0.3% |
| Lothian | 17,945.3 | 17,946.6 | 1.3 | 0.0% |
| Orkney | 426.1 | 421.0 | -5.1 | -1.2% |
| Shetland | 492.5 | 564.6 | 72.1 | 14.6% |
| Tayside | 11,552.2 | 11,501.0 | -51.2 | -0.4% |
| Western Isles | 827.8 | 873.5 | 45.8 | 5.5% |
| National Waiting Times Centre | 1,428.5 | 1,426.5 | -2.0 | -0.1% |
| State Hospital | 643.0 | 642.0 | -1.0 | -0.2% |
| NHS 24 | 948.0 | 980.3 | 32.2 | 3.4% |
| National Services Scotland | 3,126.1 | 3,038.0 | -88.1 | -2.8% |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 4,027.0 | 4,041.2 | 14.2 | 0.4% |
| Education for Scotland | 1,024.3 | 1,005.3 | -19.0 | -1.9% |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 274.8 | 265.3 | -9.5 | -3.5% |
| Health Scotland | 282.3 | 271.4 | -10.9 | -3.9% |
| Nursing & Midwifery Interns 2, 3 | 333.6 | 508.4 | 174.8 | 52.4% |
Source - NHS Board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. NHS Highland is the first board to transfer staff between health and local authorities reflecting the integration of health and social care staff. The projections from NHS Highland (Table 10) show Personal & Social Care up 834.6 wte (up 3150.0%).
2. Nursing & Midwifery Interns are projected separately by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and are included in the overall projected change for NHS Scotland. They are not included in the individual projections from Boards.
3. Intern wte projections have been estimated from headcount estimates provided by NES using the assumption 1 headcount is 0.6 wte.
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