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Scottish Health Workforce Plan - 2004 Baseline

Appendix B Statistical Supplement

This supplement is designed to provide data suitable for those at regional planning level. It shows where regional data are currently available and which areas will be developed over time. The NHS Boards making up the regions are as follows:

North Grampian, Highland, Tayside, Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles.
East Fife, Borders, Lothian, Forth Valley.
West Argyll and Clyde, Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway, Lanarkshire.

The information contained within this supplement can be accessed via the Scottish Health Statistics website ( www.isdscotland.org/workforce). Website table references are provided for each.

Key Staffing Trends for Scotland and by Region

1. All Staff Profile (Table A1, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Staff Group

1993 WTE

1993 %

2003 WTE

2003 %

WTE change

% change

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

52,634.7

46.3%

54,120.0

43.7%

1,485.3

2.8%

Medical (excl. GPs)

6,476.4

5.7%

8,771.4

7.1%

2,295.0

35.4%

GPs

3,684.9

3.2%

3,920.6

3.2%

235.7

6.4%

AHPs

5,366.8

4.7%

8,141.4

6.6%

2,774.6

51.7%

Technical

5,017.2

4.4%

6,524.5

5.3%

1,507.3

30.0%

Ambulance*

2,162.9

1.9%

2,725.5

2.2%

562.6

26.0%

Dental

2,279.9

2.0%

2,642.3

2.1%

362.4

15.9%

Scientific & Professional

1,341.7

1.2%

2,089.3

1.7%

747.6

55.7%

Clinical Staff Total

78,964.5

69.5%

88,935.0

71.8%

9,970.5

12.6%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

17,386.9

15.3%

20,960.3

16.9%

3,573.4

20.6%

Ancillary

13,286.4

11.7%

10,577.6

8.5%

-2,708.8

-20.4%

Senior Management

1,151.6

1.0%

1,700.9

1.4%

549.3

47.7%

Trades

2,100.2

1.8%

1,449.9

1.2%

-650.3

-31.0%

Works

690.6

0.6%

313.5

0.3%

-377.1

-54.6%

Non-clinical Staff Total

34,615.7

30.5%

35,002.2

28.2%

386.5

1.1%

All staff

113,580.3

123,937.3

10,357.0

9.1%

North Region

Staff Group

1993 WTE

1993 %

2003 WTE

2003 %

WTE change

% change

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

12,920.3

48.3%

12,948.3

44.9%

28.0

0.2%

Medical (excl. GPs)

1,507.2

5.6%

2,139.5

7.4%

632.3

42.0%

GPs

913.1

3.4%

1,006.6

3.5%

93.5

10.2%

AHPs

1,260.9

4.7%

1,994.6

6.9%

733.7

58.2%

Technical

1,030.7

3.9%

1,448.2

5.0%

417.5

40.5%

Ambulance*

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

534.7

2.0%

623.4

2.2%

88.7

16.6%

Scientific & Professional

295.2

1.1%

455.7

1.6%

160.5

54.4%

Clinical Staff Total

18,462.1

69.0%

20,616.3

71.5%

2,154.2

11.7%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

3,661.4

13.7%

4,282.1

14.9%

620.7

17.0%

Ancillary

3,651.1

13.7%

2,981.9

10.3%

-669.2

-18.3%

Senior Management

284.7

1.1%

435.8

1.5%

151.1

53.1%

Trades

536.1

2.0%

415.9

1.4%

-120.2

-22.4%

Works

151.7

0.6%

92.6

0.3%

-59.1

-39.0%

Non-clinical Staff Total

8,285.0

31.0%

8,208.3

28.5%

-76.7

-0.9%

All staff

26,747.1

28,824.6

2,077.5

7.8%

East Region

Staff Group

1993 WTE

1993 %

2003 WTE

2003 %

WTE change

% change

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

14,414.7

48.1%

14,685.8

45.9%

271.1

1.9%

Medical (excl. GPs)

1,801.6

6.0%

2,381.7

7.4%

580.1

32.2%

GPs

1,059.5

3.5%

1,164.3

3.6%

104.8

9.9%

AHPs

1,583.4

5.3%

2,275.8

7.1%

692.4

43.7%

Technical

1,223.7

4.1%

1,642.5

5.1%

418.8

34.2%

Ambulance*

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

681.9

2.3%

785.3

2.5%

103.4

15.2%

Scientific & Professional

334.8

1.1%

555.8

1.7%

221.0

66.0%

Clinical Staff Total

21,099.6

70.5%

23,491.2

73.3%

2,391.6

11.3%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

4,288.4

14.3%

4,848.1

15.1%

559.7

13.1%

Ancillary

3,628.6

12.1%

2,855.4

8.9%

-773.2

-21.3%

Senior Management

296.1

1.0%

426.4

1.3%

130.3

44.0%

Trades

494.0

1.6%

324.4

1.0%

-169.6

-34.3%

Works

142.0

0.5%

84.5

0.3%

-57.5

-40.5%

Non-clinical Staff Total

8,849.1

29.5%

8,538.8

26.7%

-310.3

-3.5%

All staff

29,948.7

32,030.0

2,081.3

6.9%

West Region

Staff Group

1993 WTE

1993 %

2003 WTE

2003 %

WTE change

% change

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

24,810.9

48.6%

25,362.6

46.2%

551.7

2.2%

Medical (excl. GPs)

3,098.6

6.1%

4,171.9

7.6%

1,073.3

34.6%

GPs

1,712.3

3.4%

1,749.7

3.2%

37.4

2.2%

AHPs

2,486.7

4.9%

3,807.7

6.9%

1,321.0

53.1%

Technical

2,290.0

4.5%

2,885.3

5.3%

595.3

26.0%

Ambulance*

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

1,059.3

2.1%

1,224.7

2.2%

165.4

15.6%

Scientific & Professional

651.6

1.3%

983.6

1.8%

332.0

51.0%

Clinical Staff Total

36,109.4

70.8%

40,185.5

73.2%

4,076.1

11.3%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

7,530.3

14.8%

8,889.7

16.2%

1,359.4

18.1%

Ancillary

5,822.9

11.4%

4,540.4

8.3%

-1,282.5

-22.0%

Senior Management

329.6

0.6%

559.8

1.0%

230.2

69.8%

Trades

991.1

1.9%

621.7

1.1%

-369.4

-37.3%

Works

225.5

0.4%

135.4

0.2%

-90.1

-40.0%

Non-clinical Staff Total

14,899.4

29.2%

14,747.0

26.8%

-152.4

-1.0%

All staff

51,008.8

54,932.5

3,923.7

7.7%

* The Scottish Ambulance Service serves all of Scotland and is a Special Health Board funded directly by the Health Department of the Scottish Executive.

2. WTE to Headcount Ratio (Tables A1 and A2, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Staff Group

1993 Headcount

1993 WTE

1993 WTE/ Headcount

2003 Headcount

2003 WTE

2003 WTE/ Headcount

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

63,743

52,634.7

82.6%

64,317

54,120.0

84.1%

Medical (excl. GPs)

6,773

6,476.4

95.6%

9,193

8,771.4

95.4%

GPs

3,824

3,684.9

96.4%

4,239

3,920.6

92.5%

AHPs

6,477

5,366.8

82.9%

9,894

8,141.4

82.3%

Technical

5,489

5,017.2

91.4%

7,379

6,524.5

88.4%

Ambulance

2,227

2,162.9

97.1%

2,831

2,725.5

96.3%

Dental

2,420

2,279.9

94.2%

2,775

2,642.3

95.2%

Scientific & Professional

1,421

1,341.7

94.4%

2,378

2,089.3

87.9%

Clinical Staff Total

92,374

78,964.5

85.5%

103,006

88,935.0

86.3%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

20,076

17,386.9

86.6%

24,810

20,960.3

84.5%

Ancillary

20,583

13,286.4

64.6%

16,219

10,577.6

65.2%

Senior Management

1,162

1,151.6

99.1%

1,733

1,700.9

98.1%

Trades

2,106

2,100.2

99.7%

1,457

1,449.9

99.5%

Works

692

690.6

99.8%

315

313.5

99.5%

Non-clinical Staff Total

44,619

34,616

77.6%

44,534

35,002.2

78.6%

All staff

136,993

113,580

82.9%

147,540

123,937.2

84.0%

North Region

Staff Group

1993 Headcount

1993 WTE

1993 WTE/ Headcount

2003 Headcount

2003 WTE

2003 WTE/ Headcount

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

15,580

12,920.3

82.9%

15,706

12,948.3

82.4%

Medical (excl. GPs)

1,620

1,507.2

93.0%

2,273

2,139.5

94.1%

GPs

952

913.1

95.9%

1,120

1,006.6

89.9%

AHPs

1,543

1,260.9

81.7%

2,473

1,994.6

80.7%

Technical

1,136

1,030.7

90.7%

1,652

1,448.2

87.7%

Ambulance

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

570

534.7

93.8%

666

623.4

93.6%

Scientific & Professional

310

295.2

95.2%

511

455.7

89.2%

Clinical Staff Total

21,711

18,462.1

85.0%

24,401

20,616.3

84.5%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

4,292

3,661.4

85.3%

5,180

4,282.1

82.7%

Ancillary

5,082

3,651.1

71.8%

4,214

2,981.9

70.8%

Senior Management

289

284.7

98.5%

443

435.8

98.4%

Trades

540

536.1

99.3%

418

415.9

99.5%

Works

152

151.7

99.8%

93

92.6

99.6%

Non-clinical Staff Total

10,355

8,285.0

80.0%

10,348

8,208.3

79.3%

All staff

32,066

26,747.1

83.4%

34,749

28,824.6

83.0%

East Region

Staff Group

1993 Headcount

1993 WTE

1993 WTE/ Headcount

2003 Headcount

2003 WTE

2003 WTE/ Headcount

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

17,625

14,414.7

81.8%

17,588

14,685.8

83.5%

Medical (excl. GPs)

1,936

1,801.6

93.1%

2,553

2,381.7

93.3%

GPs

1,102

1,059.5

96.1%

1,261

1,164.3

92.3%

AHPs

1,924

1,583.4

82.3%

2,814

2,275.8

80.9%

Technical

1,337

1,223.7

91.5%

1,859

1,642.5

88.4%

Ambulance

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

728

681.9

93.7%

816

785.3

96.2%

Scientific & Professional

364

334.8

92.0%

651

555.8

85.4%

Clinical Staff Total

25,016

21,099.6

84.3%

27,542

23,491.2

85.3%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

5,108

4,288.4

84.0%

6,003

4,848.1

80.8%

Ancillary

5,756

3,628.6

63.0%

4,480

2,855.4

63.7%

Senior Management

297

296.1

99.7%

437

426.4

97.6%

Trades

494

494.0

100.0%

325

324.4

99.8%

Works

142

142.0

100.0%

85

84.5

99.4%

Non-clinical Staff Total

11,797

8,849.1

75.0%

11,330

8,538.8

75.4%

All staff

36,813

29,948.7

81.4%

38,872

32,030.0

82.4%

West Region

Staff Group

1993 Headcount

1993 WTE

1993 WTE/ Headcount

2003 Headcount

2003 WTE

2003 WTE/ Headcount

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

29,985

24,810.9

82.7%

29,630

25,362.6

85.6%

Medical (excl. GPs)

3,254

3,098.6

95.2%

4,378

4,171.9

95.3%

GPs

1,771

1,712.3

96.7%

1,860

1,749.7

94.1%

AHPs

2,971

2,486.7

83.7%

4,541

3,807.7

83.9%

Technical

2,517

2,290.0

91.0%

3,292

2,885.3

87.6%

Ambulance

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dental

1,124

1,059.3

94.2%

1,288

1,224.7

95.1%

Scientific & Professional

686

651.6

95.0%

1,114

983.6

88.3%

Clinical Staff Total

42,308

36,109.4

85.3%

46,103

40,185.5

87.2%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

8,678

7,530.3

86.8%

10,463

8,889.7

85.0%

Ancillary

9,506

5,822.9

61.3%

7,286

4,540.4

62.3%

Senior Management

333

329.6

99.0%

571

559.8

98.0%

Trades

993

991.1

99.8%

626

621.7

99.3%

Works

226

225.5

99.8%

136

135.4

99.6%

Non-clinical Staff Total

19,736

14,899.4

75.5%

19,082

14,747.0

77.3%

All staff

62,044

51,008.8

82.2%

65,185

54,932.5

84.3%

3. Gender Profile (Table A3, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Staff Category

1993 Headcount

1993 Female

1993 % Female

2003 Headcount

2003 Female

2003 % Female

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

63,743

57,873

90.8%

64,317

57,919

90.1%

Medical (excl. GPs)

6,773

2,410

35.6%

9,193

3,827

41.6%

GPs

3,824

1,246

32.6%

4,239

1,782

42.0%

AHPs

6,477

5,924

91.5%

9,894

8,998

90.9%

Technical

5,489

3,500

63.8%

7,379

5,126

69.5%

Ambulance

2,227

295

13.2%

2,831

675

23.8%

Dental

2,420

763

31.5%

2,775

1,092

39.4%

Scientific & Professional

1,421

857

60.3%

2,378

1,691

71.1%

Clinical Staff Total

92,374

72,868

78.9%

103,006

81,110

78.7%

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

20,076

16,967

84.5%

24,810

21,346

86.0%

Ancillary

20,583

16,240

78.9%

16,219

12,100

74.6%

Senior Management

1,162

412

35.5%

1,733

832

48.0%

Trades

2,106

5

0.2%

1,457

7

0.5%

Works

692

19

2.7%

315

8

2.5%

Non-clinical Staff Total

44,619

33,643

75.4%

44,534

34,293

77.0%

All staff

136,993

106,511

77.7%

147,540

115,403

78.2%

Note: These figures are available at regional level. However, it is unlikely that the gender profile will differ greatly from region to region.

4. Age Profile (Table A4, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Staff Category

1993

ALL ages

2003

ALL ages

<20

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60+

<20

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60+

Clinical Staff

Nursing & Midwifery

429

15,645

19,895

15,286

11,109

1,379

63,743

144

7,557

19,846

22,467

12,688

1,615

64,317

Medical (excl. GPs)

0

2,173

2,117

1,418

898

217

6,823

0

2,796

2,789

2,039

1,339

230

9,193

GPs

0

361

1,478

1,179

627

179

3,824

0

258

1,204

1,602

1,037

138

4,239

AHPs

19

2,019

2,014

1,469

841

115

6,477

5

2,224

3,119

2,827

1,521

198

9,894

Technical

117

1,598

1,870

1,240

558

106

5,489

82

1,385

2,048

2,334

1,362

168

7,379

Ambulance

2

493

867

546

262

57

2,227

0

303

994

928

495

111

2,831

Dental

0

485

860

538

363

72

2,420

0

538

837

834

463

103

2,775

Scientific & Professional

0

413

436

401

149

22

1,421

0

538

783

600

416

41

2,378

Clinical Staff Total

567

23,187

29,537

22,077

14,807

2,147

92,424

231

15,599

31,620

33,631

19,321

2,604

103,006

Non-clinical Staff

Administrative & Clerical

388

5,227

5,163

5,197

3,479

622

20,076

241

3,402

6,595

7,568

6,049

955

24,810

Ancillary

617

3,833

5,577

5,044

4,459

1,053

20,583

708

1,683

3,365

4,740

4,404

1,319

16,219

Senior Management

0

85

409

477

170

21

1,162

0

9

317

822

539

46

1,733

Trades

31

207

475

601

580

212

2,106

12

59

232

455

529

170

1,457

Works

1

67

180

235

148

61

692

0

3

30

110

148

24

315

Non-clinical Staff Total

1,037

9,419

11,804

11,554

8,836

1,969

44,619

961

5,156

10,539

13,695

11,669

2,514

44,534

All staff

1,604

32,606

41,341

33,631

23,643

4,116

137,043

1,192

20,755

42,159

47,326

30,990

5,118

147,540

Note: These figures are available at regional level. However, it is unlikely that the age profile will differ greatly from region to region.

5. WTE Nursing & Midwifery staff (Table E5, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Acute

Midwives

Other Maternity

Mental Illness

Learning Disabilities

Care of the Elderly

Paediatrics

Community Specialties

Other

ALL Nursing Staff

1993

18,698.7

2,532.3

1,075.9

10,163.5

3,245.1

9,158.5

1,398.4

5,750.0

612.4

52,634.7

1994

19,118.0

2,495.2

1,080.4

10,070.3

3,154.0

8,723.7

1,479.3

5,801.9

598.6

52,521.2

1995

19,644.9

2,296.9

1,094.4

9,886.8

3,107.8

8,331.9

1,487.5

6,023.3

542.6

52,416.2

1996

19,932.4

2,408.4

1,079.2

9,527.6

2,962.7

7,906.8

1,541.7

5,967.1

585.5

51,911.4

1997

20,093.4

2,406.1

1,017.8

9,373.7

2,856.9

7,558.9

1,574.2

6,048.6

549.5

51,479.0

1998

20,325.6

2,354.5

992.9

9,300.6

2,633.4

7,126.7

1,620.3

6,140.9

611.6

51,106.7

1999

20,787.6

2,367.5

996.1

9,140.5

2,517.2

6,968.5

1,669.2

6,304.8

639.0

51,390.5

2000

21,008.6

2,377.1

961.5

9,025.3

2,384.8

6,698.3

1,716.8

6,392.0

745.7

51,310.1

2001

21,575.8

2,339.9

913.8

9,231.8

2,259.7

6,551.2

1,824.5

6,723.5

814.1

52,234.3

2002

21,981.8

2,334.9

883.7

9,391.4

2,075.0

6,538.0

1,951.5

6,919.6

1,120.5

53,196.5

2003

22,815.3

2,365.1

859.0

9,375.6

1,807.2

6,440.7

2,020.5

7,216.7

1,220.0

54,120.0

North Region

Acute

Midwives

Other Maternity

Mental Illness

Learning Disabilities

Care of the Elderly

Paediatrics

Community Specialties

Other

ALL Nursing Staff

1993

4,843.3

617.6

248.2

2,441.9

652.8

2,216.1

321.2

1,467.3

111.8

12,920.3

1994

4,995.2

638.5

262.1

2,402.1

612.0

2,159.5

324.0

1,493.7

93.6

12,980.7

1995

5,052.8

461.8

267.2

2,363.7

584.5

2,157.8

316.1

1,694.7

87.3

12,986.0

1996

5,124.4

617.1

260.8

2,288.4

563.6

2,084.8

342.9

1,585.0

85.5

12,952.4

1997

5,177.9

607.6

265.0

2,194.6

544.3

2,027.6

347.4

1,639.2

85.0

12,888.6

1998

5,117.1

574.3

272.1

2,193.9

529.6

1,876.8

339.2

1,676.1

142.5

12,721.6

1999

5,185.9

585.6

277.1

2,195.1

502.8

1,779.9

363.4

1,653.9

153.4

12,697.1

2000

5,125.1

588.1

262.0

2,148.8

486.2

1,716.4

384.1

1,678.8

160.4

12,549.9

2001

5,204.4

580.7

248.0

2,126.4

482.2

1,660.0

433.3

1,765.8

186.2

12,686.9

2002

5,332.2

598.9

244.8

2,170.6

444.7

1,607.1

474.3

1,774.5

192.3

12,839.6

2003

5,596.6

594.1

242.7

2,148.8

357.8

1,558.5

491.6

1,771.0

187.3

12,948.3

East Region

Acute

Midwives

Other Maternity

Mental Illness

Learning Disabilities

Care of the Elderly

Paediatrics

Community Specialties

Other

ALL Nursing Staff

1993

4,712.6

657.3

270.5

2,855.9

1,219.9

2,613.6

345.8

1,620.1

119.1

14,414.7

1994

4,844.4

635.9

283.1

2,873.4

1,203.6

2,545.2

400.3

1,628.0

119.9

14,533.6

1995

5,026.5

621.7

319.0

2,847.4

1,250.9

2,343.3

438.1

1,630.2

106.8

14,583.9

1996

5,108.6

607.2

313.5

2,795.4

1,179.5

2,169.4

422.7

1,666.0

93.7

14,355.9

1997

5,083.2

626.3

311.5

2,662.5

1,098.2

1,968.0

459.3

1,609.4

87.3

13,905.6

1998

5,226.5

607.9

316.4

2,638.2

922.0

1,881.2

505.2

1,631.9

81.6

13,810.8

1999

5,498.4

610.0

322.0

2,643.5

832.1

1,890.8

532.7

1,715.0

72.2

14,116.9

2000

5,665.3

630.2

320.7

2,585.4

760.5

1,799.2

529.4

1,752.0

76.4

14,119.1

2001

5,900.3

633.7

313.6

2,676.0

658.8

1,818.9

563.9

1,795.9

110.9

14,472.0

2002

5,925.1

632.6

280.6

2,763.2

591.3

1,865.9

584.5

1,832.1

134.2

14,609.5

2003

5,999.0

644.3

249.5

2,820.8

466.3

1,827.6

612.7

1,882.7

183.1

14,685.8

West Region

Acute

Midwives

Other Maternity

Mental Illness

Learning Disabilities

Care of the Elderly

Paediatrics

Community Specialties

Other

ALL Nursing Staff

1993

9,142.8

1,257.4

557.3

4,596.2

1,372.4

4,328.8

731.4

2,660.5

164.2

24,810.9

1994

9,277.9

1,220.9

535.2

4,514.0

1,338.4

4,019.0

755.0

2,678.6

161.2

24,500.2

1995

9,564.9

1,213.4

508.2

4,391.9

1,272.5

3,830.8

733.3

2,695.8

137.7

24,348.5

1996

9,698.3

1,184.1

504.9

4,172.7

1,219.6

3,652.6

776.1

2,715.7

211.0

24,134.9

1997

9,830.6

1,172.2

440.3

4,229.4

1,214.4

3,563.3

767.6

2,799.4

184.6

24,201.8

1998

9,981.5

1,172.3

401.4

4,159.1

1,180.8

3,368.7

776.0

2,832.9

192.3

24,064.9

1999

10,101.4

1,171.9

394.5

3,981.4

1,181.4

3,297.9

773.1

2,935.8

209.2

24,046.6

2000

10,213.7

1,158.8

372.6

3,971.0

1,136.3

3,182.8

803.3

2,959.7

261.9

24,060.0

2001

10,466.7

1,125.5

338.8

4,091.1

1,116.9

3,072.3

827.4

3,155.0

277.8

24,471.3

2002

10,638.8

1,103.4

346.2

4,110.9

1,038.0

3,064.0

875.9

3,311.0

306.6

24,794.9

2003

11,074.5

1,123.9

349.1

4,049.7

983.2

3,053.6

916.2

3,543.1

269.4

25,362.6

6. All Nursing & Midwifery Vacancies (Table E1, Workforce information, Scottish Health Statistics)

Scotland

Establishment

Staff in Post

Total Vacancies

% Vacancies

Vacancies >3 Months

% Vacancies >3 Months

1996

53,860

51,910

1,950

3.6%

490

0.9%

1997

53,270

51,480

1,790

3.4%

520

1.0%

1998

52,900

51,110

1,790

3.4%

410