NHS board projected staff in post changes for 2018-2019
NHS boards have been asked to provide workforce projections for 2018/19, as part of their planning process to assess if service redesign or changes in skill mix are required to best meet the needs of their population. These projections are based on staff
3. Main findings – NHSScotland
Main findings for WTE staffing in financial year 2018/19:
- Total staff in post (including Management non AfC) is projected to increase by 996.6 WTE (up 0.7%).
- Medical staff is projected to increase by 570.3 WTE (up 4.5%). This figure should be treated with caution, as part of the increase may be due to some GP trainees being counted by NES and also their territorial board of placement.
- Dental staff is projected to increase by 1.4 WTE (up 0.3%).
- Medical and Dental Support staff is projected to increase by 21.5 WTE (up 1.1%).
- Nursing and Midwifery staff is expected to remain stable with a modest increase of 19.1 WTE (under 0.01% increase).
- Allied Health Profession staff is projected to increase by 167.5 WTE (up 1.4%).
- Other Therapeutic Services staff is projected to increase by 120.3 WTE (up 2.7%).
- Healthcare Science staff is projected to increase by 12.9 WTE (up 0.2%).
- Personal and Social Care staff is projected to decrease by 1.4 WTE (down 0.1%).
- Ambulance Support Services staff is projected to decrease by 7.2 WTE (down 0.3%).
- Support Services staff is projected to increase by 18.9 WTE (up 0.1%).
- Administrative Services staff is projected to increase by 73.3 WTE (up 0.3%).
A sub-set of Administrative Services is Management (non AfC including non-executive board members) and this staff group is projected to increase by 2.0 WTE (up 0.4%).
Table 1: NHSScotland projected staff in post ( WTE) changes for financial year 2018/2019 by staff group (including interns)
| Board baseline | 2018/2019 projections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Group | 31-Mar-2018 | 31-Mar-2019 | Change | Change % |
| All staff groups | 139,669.0 | 140,665.7 | 996.6 | 0.7% |
| Medical | 12,559.9 | 13,130.3 | 570.3 | 4.5% |
| Dental | 535.6 | 537.0 | 1.4 | 0.3% |
| Medical and Dental Support | 1,960.9 | 1,982.4 | 21.5 | 1.1% |
| Nursing and Midwifery | 59,786.4 | 59,805.5 | 19.1 | 0.0% |
| Allied Health Profession | 11,628.7 | 11,796.2 | 167.5 | 1.4% |
| Other Therapeutic Services | 4,459.2 | 4,579.6 | 120.3 | 2.7% |
| Healthcare Science | 5,412.6 | 5,425.5 | 12.9 | 0.2% |
| Personal and Social Care | 1,733.9 | 1,732.5 | -1.4 | -0.1% |
| Ambulance Support Services 1,2 | 2,611.9 | 2,604.7 | -7.2 | -0.3% |
| Support Services | 13,751.7 | 13,770.5 | 18.9 | 0.1% |
| Administrative Services | 25,228.2 | 25,301.5 | 73.3 | 0.3% |
| Management (non AfC) ³ | 534.9 | 536.9 | 2.0 | 0.4% |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
1. Previously called "Ambulance Services". The new name is considered a better descriptor and less likely to be misconstrued as referring to the overall workforce in the Scottish Ambulance Service
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: NHSScotland projected staff in post ( WTE) changes for financial year 2018/2019 by NHS board (including interns)
| Board baseline | 2018/2019 projections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Group | 31-Mar-2018 | 31-Mar-2019 | Change | Change % |
| All staff groups | 139,669.0 | 140,665.7 | 996.6 | 0.7% |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 8,922.6 | 8,747.5 | -175.0 | -2.0% |
| NHS Borders | 2,606.5 | 2,667.9 | 61.5 | 2.4% |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 3,518.1 | 3,518.1 | - | - |
| NHS Fife | 7,252.1 | 7,332.8 | 80.7 | 1.1% |
| NHS Forth Valley | 5,411.6 | 5,548.5 | 136.9 | 2.5% |
| NHS Grampian | 11,989.6 | 12,118.1 | 128.5 | 1.1% |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 34,006.4 | 33,762.6 | -243.8 | -0.7% |
| NHS Highland | 8,070.3 | 8,070.3 | - | - |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 10,792.0 | 10,792.0 | - | - |
| NHS Lothian | 20,622.9 | 20,581.5 | -41.3 | -0.2% |
| NHS Orkney | 504.6 | 544.7 | 40.0 | 7.9% |
| NHS Shetland | 571.9 | 585.1 | 13.2 | 2.3% |
| NHS Tayside 1 | 11,571.1 | - | - | - |
| NHS Western Isles | 819.8 | 831.6 | 11.8 | 1.4% |
| NHS National Waiting Times Centre ( NWTC) | 1,638.1 | 1,667.6 | 29.5 | 1.8% |
| NHS State Hospital | 584.0 | 606.5 | 22.5 | 3.8% |
| NHS 24 | 1,041.3 | 1,160.3 | 119.0 | 11.4% |
| NHS National Services Scotland ( NSS) | 3,277.2 | 3,454.2 | 177.0 | 5.4% |
| Scottish Ambulance Services ( SAS) | 4,576.6 | 4,659.5 | 82.9 | 1.8% |
| NHS Education for Scotland ( NES) | 1,237.5 | 1,790.4 | 553.0 | 44.7% |
| NHS Healthcare Improvement ( HIS) | 394.6 | 394.6 | - | - |
| NHS Health Scotland | 260.2 | 260.6 | 0.4 | 0.2% |
Source - NHSScotland board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change.
-' = zero
1. There has been a delay in submitting projections figures for NHS Tayside. The baseline figures have been added to the total projected figures for Scotland in order to provide a consistent estimate
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