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A Scottish Executive Review of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for Children and Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Appendix G Vacancy rates in NHS OT, PT and SLT posts providing a service to children

Table 1: WTE vacant posts for paediatric OTs

NHS Board Area

Establishment of state-registered paediatric OT posts

Vacancies state-registered paediatric OT posts

Vacancy Rate

Argyll and Clyde

7.6

1.5

20%

Ayrshire and Arran

7.9

0.5

6%

Borders Area

3.5

1

29%

Dumfries and Galloway

4.37

0.86

20%

Fife

12.2

0

0

Forth Valley

6

1

17%

Grampian

13.45

1

7%

Greater Glasgow

16.4

1.5

9%

Highland

5

0

0

Lanarkshire

12.7

0.5

4%

Lothian

31.4

1

3%

Orkney

1

0

0

Shetland

1

0

0

Tayside

13.4

1.5

11%

Western Isles

1

0

0

Totals

136.92

10.36

Notes :
NB - These figures are vacancies in dedicated paediatric posts only. There are no figures available for vacancies in generic posts.
Mean vacancy rate = 8%.

Table 2: WTE vacant posts for paediatric PTs

NHS Board Area

Establishment of state-registered paediatric PT posts

Vacancies state-registered paediatric PT posts

Vacancy Rate

Argyll and Clyde

9.2

2

22%

Ayrshire and Arran

10.4

0

0

Borders Area

2.8

0

0

Dumfries and Galloway

4

1

25%

Fife

9.6

0

0

Forth Valley

7.7

0

0

Grampian

11.3

0

0

Greater Glasgow

36.1

9.5

26%

Highland

7.3

1

14%

Lanarkshire

15.76

1.58

10%

Lothian

35.3

1.6

5%

Orkney

1

0

0

Shetland

1.3

0.8

62%

Tayside

8.8

0.4

5%

Western Isles

1

1

100%

Totals

161.56

18.88

Notes:
NB - These figures are vacancies in dedicated paediatric posts only. There are no figures available for vacancies in generic posts. Greater Glasgow - 5 vacancies are for temporary Superintendent III posts.
NHS Tayside - Data for Child Health services and service at Ninewells in Acute Trust only. PCT figures missing.
Mean vacancy rate = 18%.

Table 3: WTE vacant posts for paediatric SLTs

NHS Board Area

Establishment of
state-registered
paediatric SLT posts

Vacancies
state-registered
paediatric SLT posts

Vacancy Rate

Argyll and Clyde

43.6

12.3

28%

Ayrshire and Arran

10.8

1

9%

Borders Area

9.9

3.0

30%

Dumfries and Galloway

18

2

11%

Fife

32.2

0

0

Forth Valley

23.7

2

8%

Grampian

40.8

6

15%

Greater Glasgow

90.7

8

9%

Highland

12.2

2

16%

Lanarkshire

51.2

4.4

9%

Lothian

99

5.6

6%

Orkney

0.4

0

0

Shetland

0

0

0

Tayside

17.4

0.5

3%

Western Isles

2.2

0

0

Totals

452.1

46.8

Notes: NB - These figures are vacancies in dedicated paediatric posts only. There are no figures available for vacancies in generic posts. Tayside - Figures for acute trust only including Ninewells Hospital and Centre for Child Health. Data for PCT missing. Mean vacancy rate = 10%.

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