NHS Board Projected staff in Post changes for 2014/15
All NHS boards have been asked to develop Local Delivery Plans (LDPs) and workforce plans, as well as using workforce workload tools, in order to assess if service redesign or changes in skill mix are required to best meet the needs of their population.
As with all projections, these figures are estimates and may be subject to change.
3. Main findings - NHSScotland
Main findings for financial year 2014/15.
- Total staff in post is projected to increase by 1,177.4 WTE (up 0.9%).
- Medical (HCHS) staff projected to increase by 156.5 WTE (up 1.3%).
- Nursing and Midwifery is projected to increase by 657.4 WTE (up 1.1%), the largest WTE increase being projected in NHS Lanarkshire (up 150.0 WTE, or 3.0%).
- Allied health profession job family is projected to increase by 60.8 WTE (up 0.5%).
- Other therapeutic services is projected to increase by 44.5 WTE (up 1.2%).
- Administrative services is projected to increase by 97.4 WTE (up 0.4%), and the largest projected increase is for NHS National Services Scotland (NHS NSS), up 108.2 WTE (5.4%). Within the territorial boards, the largest projected increase is at NHS Fife, up 13.4 WTE (1.1%).
The overall administrative services figure includes a projected decrease in management (non AfC) of 20.3 WTE (down 2.7%). - Ambulance services was the only job family with an overall projected decrease; of 43.4 WTE (down 1.8%) in 2014/15. Scottish Ambulance Service is the only board which records under the job family of ambulance services, and the decrease is projected due to some clerical reclassifications, as well as an enhanced skill mix of staff e.g. technicians becoming paramedics.
Table 1. NHSScotland projected staff in post (WTE) changes for financial year 2014/15 by staff group (including interns)
| Staff group | Board baseline | 2014/15 projections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-14 | 31-Mar-15 | Change | Change % | ||
| All staff groups | 135,802.4 | 136,979.8 | 1,177.4 | 0.9% | |
| Medical (HCHS) | 11,724.6 | 11,881.2 | 156.5 | 1.3% | |
| Dental (HCHS) | 660.9 | 662.0 | 1.1 | 0.2% | |
| Medical & Dental Support | 1,892.3 | 1,912.3 | 20.0 | 1.1% | |
| Nursing and midwifery 1 | 58,188.5 | 58,845.9 | 657.4 | 1.1% | |
| Allied health profession | 11,155.7 | 11,216.6 | 60.8 | 0.5% | |
| Other therapeutic services | 3,779.8 | 3,824.3 | 44.5 | 1.2% | |
| Healthcare science | 5,371.2 | 5,392.1 | 20.9 | 0.4% | |
| Personal and social care | 1,812.1 | 1,818.7 | 6.7 | 0.4% | |
| Ambulance services 2 | 2,394.2 | 2,350.8 | -43.4 | -1.8% | |
| Support services | 13,926.8 | 14,082.3 | 155.5 | 1.1% | |
| Administrative services | 24,896.2 | 24,993.6 | 97.4 | 0.4% | |
| Management (non AfC) 3 | 765.6 | 745.3 | -20.3 | -2.7% | |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. Includes interns as projected by NHS Education for Scotland.
2. ISD report this category as emergency services, however it includes a number of non-emergency ambulance staff.
3. 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 & above).
Table 2. NHS Scotland projected staff in post (WTE) changes for financial year 2014/15 by NHS board (including interns)
| NHS board | Board baseline | 2014/15 projections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-14 | 31-Mar-15 | Change | Change % | ||
| All NHS boards | 135,802.4 | 136,979.8 | 1,177.4 | 0.9% | |
| Ayrshire & Arran | 8,587.1 | 8,677.6 | 90.5 | 1.1% | |
| Borders | 2,545.7 | 2,568.7 | 22.9 | 0.9% | |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3,490.1 | 3,523.6 | 33.5 | 1.0% | |
| Fife | 7,218.5 | 7,370.3 | 151.8 | 2.1% | |
| Forth Valley | 5,071.5 | 5,089.4 | 17.9 | 0.4% | |
| Grampian | 11,541.2 | 11,640.5 | 99.3 | 0.9% | |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 33,914.0 | 34,110.7 | 196.7 | 0.6% | |
| Highland | 7,983.6 | 7,963.6 | -20.0 | -0.3% | |
| Lanarkshire | 10,198.6 | 10,371.9 | 173.3 | 1.7% | |
| Lothian | 19,475.2 | 19,651.6 | 176.4 | 0.9% | |
| Orkney | 479.6 | 492.4 | 12.8 | 2.7% | |
| Shetland | 549.3 | 563.9 | 14.5 | 2.6% | |
| Tayside | 11,834.2 | 11,834.2 | - | - | |
| Western Isles | 849.3 | 863.8 | 14.5 | 1.7% | |
| National Waiting Times Centre | 1,437.9 | 1,451.0 | 13.1 | 0.9% | |
| State Hospital | 626.7 | 629.4 | 2.7 | 0.4% | |
| NHS 24 | 986.4 | 1,025.6 | 39.3 | 4.0% | |
| National Services Scotland | 3,066.4 | 3,212.0 | 145.6 | 4.7% | |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 4,232.1 | 4,188.7 | -43.4 | -1.0% | |
| Education for Scotland | 1,026.0 | 1,026.0 | - | - | |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 301.0 | 343.6 | 42.6 | 14.2% | |
| Health Scotland | 260.7 | 279.2 | 18.5 | 7.1% | |
| Nursing and midwifery interns 1, 2 | 127.2 | 102.2 | -25.0 | -19.7% | |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. Nursing and midwifery interns are projected separately by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and are included in the overall projected change for NHSScotland. They are not included in the individual projections from boards.
2. Intern WTE projections have been estimated from headcount estimates provided by NES for all NHSScotland.
'x' = not applicable; '-' = zero
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