NHS Board Projected staff in Post changes for 2015/16
NHS boards have been asked to provide workforce projections for 2015/16. These projections are based on staff in post whole time equivalent (WTE).
3. Main findings - NHSScotland
Main findings for financial year 2015/16:
- Total staff in post is projected to increase by 1,032.0 WTE (up 0.8%).
- Medical (HCHS) staff projected to increase by 168.4 WTE (up 1.4%).
- Dental (HCHS) staff projected to decrease by 5.9 WTE (down 0.9%).
- Medical and Dental Support staff projected to increase by 28.8 WTE (up 1.6%).
- Nursing and Midwifery is projected to increase by 641.9 WTE (up 1.1%), the largest WTE increase being projected in NHS Lothian (up 148.1 WTE, or 1.6%).
- Allied Health Profession job family is projected to increase by 263.2 WTE (up 2.4%). This is largely attributed to Ambulance Services Staff leaving to train as Paramedics which are classed in AHP.
- Other Therapeutic Services is projected to increase by 54.0 WTE (up 1.4%).
- Healthcare Science is projected to increase by 33.3 WTE (up 0.6%).
- Personal and Social Care is projected to increase by 7.1 WTE (up 0.4%).
- Ambulance services is projected to decrease by 216.5 WTE (down 9.0%) in 2015/16. The majority of this decrease is from within the Scottish Ambulance Service, where a portion of staff have been reclassified into AHP as Paramedics.
- Support Services is projected to increase by 85.4 WTE (up 0.6%).
- Administrative Services is projected to decrease by 27.6 WTE (down 0.1%).
- The overall Administrative Services figure includes a projected decrease in management (non AfC) of 18.5 WTE (down 2.5%).
Table 1. NHSScotland projected staff in post (WTE) changes for financial year 2015/16 by staff group (including interns)
| Staff group | Board baseline | 2015/16 projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-15 | 31-Mar-16 | Change | Change % | |
| All staff groups | 137,216.1 | 138,248.1 | 1,032.0 | 0.8% |
| Medical (HCHS) | 11,936.6 | 12,104.9 | 168.4 | 1.4% |
| Dental (HCHS) | 628.1 | 622.2 | -5.9 | -0.9% |
| Medical & Dental Support | 1,835.4 | 1,864.1 | 28.8 | 1.6% |
| Nursing and midwifery 1 | 58,934.8 | 59,576.6 | 641.9 | 1.1% |
| Allied health profession | 11,190.3 | 11,453.5 | 263.2 | 2.4% |
| Other therapeutic services | 3,933.5 | 3,987.5 | 54.0 | 1.4% |
| Healthcare science | 5,395.7 | 5,428.9 | 33.3 | 0.6% |
| Personal and social care | 1,836.6 | 1,843.7 | 7.1 | 0.4% |
| Ambulance services | 2,400.1 | 2,183.6 | -216.5 | -9.0% |
| Support services | 13,987.5 | 14,072.9 | 85.4 | 0.6% |
| Administrative services | 25,137.7 | 25,110.1 | -27.6 | -0.1% |
| Management (non AfC) 3 | 745.1 | 726.7 | -18.5 | -2.5% |
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 2015/16 by NHS board (including interns)
| NHS board | Board baseline | 2015/16 projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-15 | 31-Mar-16 | Change | Change % | |
| All NHS boards | 137,216.1 | 138,248.1 | 1,032.0 | 0.8% |
| Ayrshire & Arran | 8,634.6 | 8,721.6 | 87.0 | 1.0% |
| Borders | 2,541.2 | 2,539.0 | -2.2 | -0.1% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3,494.5 | 3,524.1 | 29.6 | 0.8% |
| Fife | 7,312.6 | 7,453.1 | 140.5 | 1.9% |
| Forth Valley | 5,208.7 | 5,299.2 | 90.4 | 1.7% |
| Grampian | 11,855.5 | 11,918.6 | 63.0 | 0.5% |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 33,903.9 | 33,996.5 | 92.6 | 0.3% |
| Highland | 7,920.8 | 7,938.8 | 18.0 | 0.2% |
| Lanarkshire | 10,438.7 | 10,517.2 | 78.6 | 0.8% |
| Lothian | 20,005.7 | 20,215.7 | 210.0 | 1.0% |
| Orkney | 486.0 | 499.3 | 13.3 | 2.7% |
| Shetland | 565.5 | 585.6 | 20.1 | 3.6% |
| Tayside | 11,865.9 | 11,851.7 | -14.2 | -0.1% |
| Western Isles | 817.0 | 852.2 | 35.2 | 4.3% |
| National Waiting Times Centre | 1,518.8 | 1,566.0 | 47.2 | 3.1% |
| State Hospital | 602.3 | 612.1 | 9.8 | 1.6% |
| NHS 24 | 1,048.5 | 1,101.3 | 52.7 | 5.0% |
| National Services Scotland | 3,156.1 | 3,273.7 | 117.6 | 3.7% |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 4,172.4 | 4,128.0 | -44.4 | -1.1% |
| Education for Scotland | 1,015.2 | 1,043.8 | 28.6 | 2.8% |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 321.2 | 313.8 | -7.4 | -2.3% |
| Health Scotland | 249.8 | 265.0 | 15.2 | 6.1% |
| Nursing and midwifery interns 1, 2 | 81.2 | 32.0 | -49.2 | -60.6% |
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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