•Overall estimated increase of 113.6 wte (up 0.1%).
•Largest estimated reduction is in Administrative Services of 411.0 wte (down 1.7%), which includes a reduction in Management (non AfC) of 45.7 wte (down 4.6%).
•Estimated reduction in Nursing & Midwifery of 325.0 wte (down 0.6%), this includes an estimated increase of 174.8 wte interns. The overall reduction is linked to the transfer of 109.8 wte nursing and midwifery staff from NHS Highland to Highland Council on 1st April 2012.
•Personal and Social Care shows a projected increase of 827.9 wte (up 89.2%). This is mainly due to the transfer of staff between health and local authorities. The changes from this integration of health and social care staff is also reflected in the projections provided by NHS Highland (Personal & Social Care up 834.6 wte (up 3150.0%)) which is the first Board in NHS Scotland to transfer staff between health and local authorities.