Main Findings
The main findings for the financial year 2011/12 are:
- Overall estimated reduction of 2,390.5 wte (down 1.8%).
- Largest estimated reduction is in Administration Services of 1,100.7 wte (down 4.3%), which includes a reduction in Management (non AfC) of 111.4 wte (down 9.5%).
- Estimated reduction in Nursing & Midwifery of 988.1 wte (down 1.7%).
- Medical HCHS (Hospital, Community & Public Health Services) shows a projected increase of 442.7 wte (up 4.1%). This is mainly due to NHS Education for Scotland ( NES) taking on the role as employer of GP trainees when those trainees are on 12 and 6 month GP placements (the trainees had previously been employed by the GP Practice whilst on placement).
Table 1. NHS Scotland Projected Staff in Post ( WTE) Changes for Financial Year 2011/12 by Staff Group
| Staff Group | Baseline | 2011/12 Projections |
|---|
| 31-Mar-11 | 31-Mar-12 | Change | Change % |
|---|
| All Staff Groups | 133,419.7 | 131,029.2 | -2,390.5 | -1.8% |
| Medical ( HCHS) | 10,894.2 | 11,336.9 | 442.7 | 4.1% |
| Dental ( HCHS) | 694.4 | 703.7 | 9.3 | 1.3% |
| Medical & Dental Support | 1,872.8 | 1,875.7 | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| Nursing & Midwifery | 57,128.5 | 56,140.4 | -988.1 | -1.7% |
| Allied Health Profession | 9,432.1 | 9,312.9 | -119.2 | -1.3% |
| Other Therapeutic Services | 3,417.1 | 3,361.7 | -55.4 | -1.6% |
| Healthcare Science | 5,502.9 | 5,424.0 | -78.9 | -1.4% |
| Personal & Social Care | 937.9 | 890.0 | -47.9 | -5.1% |
| Ambulance Services 1 | 3,702.4 | 3,644.6 | -57.8 | -1.6% |
| Support Services 3 | 13,951.8 | 13,554.4 | -397.3 | -2.8% |
| Administration Services 2, 3 | 25,885.4 | 24,784.7 | -1,100.7 | -4.3% |
| Management (non AfC) 3, 4, 5 | 1,177.4 | 1,066.1 | -111.3 | -9.5% |
Source - NHS Board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change
1. ISD report this category as Emergency Services, however it includes a number of non-emergency ambulance staff
2. Administration Services in NHS National Services Scotland includes Support Services
3. Management (non AfC) is a sub group of Administration Services
4. NHS National Services Scotland are unable to separate out their Management (non AfC) reduction from their overall Administration Services reduction at this stage
5. 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 and above)
Table 2. NHS Scotland Projected Staff in Post ( WTE) Changes for Financial Year 2011/12 by NHS Board
| NHS Board | Baseline | 2011/12 Projections |
|---|
| 31-Mar-11 | 31-Mar-12 | Change | Change % |
|---|
| All NHS Boards | 133,419.7 | 131,029.2 | -2,390.5 | -1.8% |
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 8,639.7 | 8,510.7 | -129.0 | -1.5% |
| NHS Borders | 2,572.7 | 2,465.6 | -107.1 | -4.2% |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 3,545.2 | 3,433.6 | -111.6 | -3.1% |
| NHS Fife | 7,348.1 | 7,266.8 | -81.3 | -1.1% |
| NHS Forth Valley | 5,228.7 | 5,025.5 | -203.2 | -3.9% |
| NHS Grampian | 11,521.6 | 11,516.3 | -5.3 | 0.0% |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 34,332.2 | 33,469.5 | -862.7 | -2.5% |
| NHS Highland | 7,064.0 | 6,871.4 | -192.5 | -2.7% |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 9,939.3 | 9,761.5 | -177.8 | -1.8% |
| NHS Lothian | 18,448.6 | 17,714.6 | -734.0 | -4.0% |
| NHS Orkney | 470.9 | 444.8 | -26.1 | -5.5% |
| NHS Shetland | 500.1 | 490.9 | -9.3 | -1.9% |
| NHS Tayside | 11,424.8 | 11,296.2 | -128.6 | -1.1% |
| NHS Western Isles | 840.2 | 840.2 | - | - |
| NHS National Waiting Times Centre | 1,295.4 | 1,275.2 | -20.2 | -1.6% |
| NHS State Hospital | 641.6 | 628.8 | -12.8 | -2.0% |
| NHS 24 | 881.0 | 984.9 | 103.8 | 11.8% |
| NHS National Services Scotland | 3,466.1 | 3,385.8 | -80.3 | -2.3% |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 4,099.3 | 4,034.7 | -64.6 | -1.6% |
| NHS Education for Scotland | 608.4 | 1,029.4 | 421.0 | 69.2% |
| NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland | 271.8 | 302.8 | 31.0 | 11.4% |
| NHS Health Scotland | 280.1 | 280.1 | - | - |
Source - NHS Board data. Projections are estimates and as a result are subject to change