NHS Board Projected Staff in Post Changes for 2016/17
NHS boards workforce projections for 2016/17, based on staff in post whole time equivalent (WTE).
3. Main findings - NHSScotland
Main findings for financial year 2016/17:
- Total staff in post is projected to increase by 764.8 WTE (up 0.6%).
- Medical ( HCHS) staff projected to increase by 96.6 WTE (up 0.8%).
- Dental ( HCHS) staff projected to increase by 2.2 WTE (up 0.4%).
- Medical and Dental Support staff projected to increase by 8.0 WTE (up 0.4%).
- Nursing and Midwifery is projected to increase by 440.2 WTE (up 0.7%), the largest WTE increase being projected in NHS Tayside (up 137.8 WTE, or 2.6%).
- Allied Health Profession job family is projected to increase by 177.3 WTE (up 1.6%).
- Other Therapeutic Services is projected to increase by 98.9 WTE (up 2.5%).
- Healthcare Science is projected to increase by 9.9 WTE (up 0.2%).
- Personal and Social Care is projected to decrease by 8.1 WTE (down 0.4%).
- Ambulance services is projected to decrease by 24.0 WTE (down 1.0%).
- Support Services is projected to increase by 70.0 WTE (up 0.5%).
- Administrative Services is projected to decrease by 66.2 WTE (down 0.3%).
- The overall Administrative Services figure includes a projected increase in Management (non AfC) of 11.5 WTE (up 1.7%).
Table 1. NHSScotland projected staff in post ( WTE) changes for financial year 2016/17 by staff group (including interns)
| Staff group | Board baseline | 2016/17 projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-16 | 31-Mar-17 | Change | Change % | |
| All staff groups 1 | 138,193.8 | 138,958.6 | 764.8 | 0.6% |
| Medical ( HCHS) | 12,174.2 | 12,270.8 | 96.6 | 0.8% |
| Dental ( HCHS) | 593.9 | 596.1 | 2.2 | 0.4% |
| Medical & Dental Support | 1,850.4 | 1,858.4 | 8.0 | 0.4% |
| Nursing and midwifery 2 | 59,351.0 | 59,791.3 | 440.2 | 0.7% |
| Allied health profession | 11,380.1 | 11,557.4 | 177.3 | 1.6% |
| Other therapeutic services | 4,025.4 | 4,124.4 | 98.9 | 2.5% |
| Healthcare science | 5,413.9 | 5,423.7 | 9.9 | 0.2% |
| Personal and social care | 1,965.8 | 1,957.7 | -8.1 | -0.4% |
| Ambulance services | 2,416.9 | 2,392.9 | -24.0 | -1.0% |
| Support services | 13,835.6 | 13,905.6 | 70.0 | 0.5% |
| Administrative services | 25,186.6 | 25,120.4 | -66.2 | -0.3% |
| Management (non AfC) | 660.0 | 671.5 | 11.5 | 1.7% |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. NHS Lanarkshire is projecting a decrease in its workforce during 2016/17. This has been reflected in the projection for All Staff Groups, but as it is yet to be determined which staff groups this reduction will effect, no reduction is shown in individual staff groups. This means that the projected figures for All staff groups differ from the sum of the various staff groups in the table.
2. Includes interns as projected by NHS Education for Scotland.
Table 2. NHS Scotland projected staff in post ( WTE) changes for financial year 2016/17 by NHS board (including interns)
| NHS board | Board baseline | 2016/17 projections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-16 | 31-Mar-17 | Change | Change % | |
| All NHS boards | 138,193.8 | 138,958.6 | 764.8 | 0.6% |
| Ayrshire & Arran | 8,629.3 | 8,629.3 | - | - |
| Borders | 2,593.2 | 2,610.9 | 17.8 | 0.7% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 3,526.6 | 3,535.1 | 8.5 | 0.2% |
| Fife | 7,307.0 | 7,283.1 | -23.9 | -0.3% |
| Forth Valley | 5,395.2 | 5,426.7 | 31.6 | 0.6% |
| Grampian | 12,019.2 | 12,157.1 | 137.9 | 1.1% |
| Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 34,177.4 | 34,235.5 | 58.1 | 0.2% |
| Highland | 8,133.9 | 8,145.4 | 11.5 | 0.1% |
| Lanarkshire 1 | 10,604.2 | 10,564.2 | -40.0 | -0.4% |
| Lothian | 19,741.9 | 19,666.4 | -75.5 | -0.4% |
| Orkney | 505.8 | 547.1 | 41.2 | 8.1% |
| Shetland | 556.7 | 578.6 | 21.9 | 3.9% |
| Tayside | 11,785.5 | 11,817.5 | 32.0 | 0.3% |
| Western Isles | 808.5 | 862.5 | 54.1 | 6.7% |
| National Waiting Times Centre | 1,583.7 | 1,615.4 | 31.7 | 2.0% |
| State Hospital | 596.0 | 612.5 | 16.4 | 2.8% |
| NHS 24 | 1,049.9 | 999.0 | -50.9 | -4.8% |
| National Services Scotland | 3,266.0 | 3,553.6 | 287.6 | 8.8% |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 4,252.9 | 4,369.9 | 117.0 | 2.8% |
| Education for Scotland | 1,049.0 | 1,063.0 | 14.0 | 1.3% |
| Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 346.2 | 400.9 | 54.7 | 15.8% |
| Health Scotland | 237.4 | 273.9 | 36.5 | 15.4% |
| Nursing and midwifery interns 2, 3 | 28.3 | 11.0 | -17.3 | -61.1% |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. NHS Lanarkshire is projecting a decrease in its workforce during 2016/17. This has been refelected in the overall projections in this table, but as it is yet to be determined which staff groups this reduction will effect, no reduction is shown in individual staff groups.
2. 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.
3. Intern WTE projections have been estimated from headcount estimates provided by NES for all NHSScotland.
'x' = not applicable; '-' = zero
Contact
Email: Steven Gillespie, Steven.Gillespie@gov.scot
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