http://www.isdscotland.org/ Workforce Health statistics Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/rss ISD Scotland NSS.isdexternalwebsite@nhs.net (ISD Web Team) NSS.isdexternalwebsite@nhs.net (ISD Web Team) http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#684 In total there were 766 (643.1 wte) Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists employed in NHSScotland as at 31st December 2011.  This is an increase of 3% headcount (+22hc), and an increase of 2.1%wte (+13.3 wte) from 30th September 2011.This total of 766 (643.1 wte) equates to 710 (594.3 wte) Clinical Psychologists plus 56 (48.8 wte) Other Applied Psychologists. This represents a national staffing level of 1 wte Applied Psychologist per 8,120 of the general population of Scotland. Psychology services increasingly employ a skill-mix of staff. Graduates of the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (49.0 wte), Graduates of the MSc in the Applied Psychology of Children and Young People (21.5 wte), assistant psychologists (55.3 wte), cognitive behavioural therapists (33.9 wte), counsellors (30.2 wte), other therapists (10.8 wte), and other clinical staff (14.1 wte), were employed in NHSScotland psychology services as at 31st December 2011. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#684 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#686 Data show that a headcount of 984 clinical staff (842.4 wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 31st December 2011; this is an increase of 0.3% in staff in post since 30th September 2011 (both headcount and wte).Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 16.1 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland.NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to age 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see Table 2 in the full publication report for details. As at 31st December 2011, an additional 38.0 wte posts were between being advertised and being filled. A further 14.3 wte posts were approved for recruitment but not yet advertised. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#686 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#837 The total number of staff in post (excluding GPs & GDs; WTE) as at 31st December 2011 is 131,274.3, compared with 131,339.6 (WTE) as at 30th September 2011. This is a decrease of 0.05% (65.3 WTE).The total number of staff in post (excluding GPs & GDs; headcount) as at 31st December 2011 is 154,424, compared with 154,541 (headcount) as at 30th September 2011. This is a decrease of 0.1% (117 headcount). Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#837 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#654 In total there were 744 (629.8wte) Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists employed in NHSScotland as at 30th September 2011. This is an increase of 1.7% Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists from 30th September 2010.This total of 744 (629.8wte) equates to 688 (580.1 wte) Clinical Psychologists plus 56 (49.7wte) Other Applied Psychologists. This represents a national staffing level of 1 wte Clinical Psychologist per 9,002 of the general population of Scotland.Psychology services increasingly employ a skill-mix of staff. Graduates of the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (50.0 wte), Graduates of the MSc in the Applied Psychology of Children and Young People (21.7 wte), assistant psychologists (52.8 wte), cognitive behavioural therapists (32.3 wte), counsellors (19.4 wte), other therapists (12.6 wte), and other clinical staff (14.1) Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#654 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#668 Data show that a headcount of 981 clinical staff (839.7 wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 30th September 2011; this is an decrease in wte of 1.6% in staff in post since 30th June 2011, or 0.6% decrease in headcount.Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 16.1 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland.NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to age 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see Table 2 in the full publication report for details. As at 30th September 2011, an additional 47.8 wte posts were between being advertised and being filled. A further 11.2 wte posts were approved for recruitment but not yet advertised. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#668 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#659 Annual Comparison: September 2011 to September 2010The total number of staff in post (including GPs & GDs; headcount) as at 30th September 2011 is 161,369, compared with 165,531 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010. This is a decrease of 2.5% (4,162 headcount).The total number of staff in post (excluding GPs & GDs; WTE) as at 30th September 2011 is 131,339.6, compared with 134,964 (WTE) as at 30th September 2010. This is a decrease of 2.7% (3,624.4 WTE).The total number of staff in post (excluding GPs & GDs; headcount) as at 30th September 2011 is 154,541, compared with 158,754 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010. This is a decrease of 2.7% (4,213 eadcount).As of the 3rd August 2011, National Education for Scotland (NES) has taken responsibility for employing GP Specialty Trainees while they are in the GP component of their training. Previously, these trainees were employed by individual GP practices. As a result the Hospital, Community and Public Health Services (HCHS) medical staffing has increased by; 477 (headcount) and 449.9 (WTE). It is therefore important to take account of these additional medical staff when comparing trends across previous years.The number of Hospital, Community and Public Health Services (HCHS) medical and dental staff in post as at 30th September 2011 is 11,960.7 (WTE), compared to 11,440.3 (WTE) as at 30th September 2010, an increase of 4.5% (520.5 WTE).The number of Hospital, Community and Public Health Services (HCHS) medical and dental staff in post as at 30th September 2011 is 13,336 (headcount), compared to 12,757 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010, an increase of 4.5% (579 headcount). Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#659 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#619 Data show that a headcount of 987 clinical staff (853.5wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 30th June 2011; this is an decrease in wte of 0.5% in staff in post since 31st March 2011, or 0.2% decrease in headcount.Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 16.3 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland.NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to age 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see Table 2 in the full publication report for details.As at 30th June 2011, an additional 31.3 wte posts were between being advertised and being filled. A further 12 wte posts were approved for recruitment but not yet advertised. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#619 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#609 In total there were 742 (627.5wte) Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists employed in NHSScotland as at 30th June 2011. This is an increase of 0.1% headcount and a decrease of 0.6% wte form 31st March 2011.This total of 742 (627.5wte) equates to 688 (579.3 wte) Clinical Psychologists plus 54 (48.2wte) Other Applied Psychologists. This represents a national staffing level of 1 wte Clinical Psychologist per 9 015 of the general population of Scotland.Psychology services increasingly employ a skill-mix of staff. Graduates of the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (53.5 wte Clinical Associates), Graduates of the MSc in the Applied Psychology of Children and Young People (22.7 wte), assistant psychologists (62.7 wte), cognitive behavioural therapists (28.4 wte), counsellors (18.4 wte), other therapists (12.5 wte), and other clinical staff (14.9 wte), were employed in NHSScotland psychology services as at 30th June 2011. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#609 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#836 The total number of staff in post (headcount) as at 30th June 2011 is 155,312 (excluding GPs & GDs) compared with 156,901 (headcount) as at 31st March 2011. This is a decrease of 1.0% (1,589 headcount).The total number of staff in post (WTE) as at 30th June 2011 is 131,914.9 (excluding GPs & GDs) compared with 133,325.6 (WTE) as at 31st March 2011. This is a decrease of 1.1% (1,410.7 WTE).The number of Hospital, Community and Public Health Services (HCHS) medical and dental staff in post as at 30th June 2011 is 12,736 (headcount), compared to 12,786 (headcount) as at 31st March 2011, a decrease of 0.4% (50 headcount).The number of consultants in post as at 30th June 2011 is 4,685 (headcount), compared to 4,714 (headcount) as at 31st March 2011, a decrease of 0.6% (29 headcount).The number of nursing and midwifery staff in post as at 30th June 2011 is 56,681.2 (WTE), compared to 57,166.9 (WTE) as at 31st March 2011, a decrease of 0.8% (485.7 WTE). The corresponding headcount also showed a decrease of 0.9% (569 headcount) from 66,425 as at 31st March 2011 to 65,856 as at 30th June 2011. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#836 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#573 In total there were 741 (631.0 wte) Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists employed in NHSScotland as at 31st March 2011. This is an increase of 1.9% Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists compared to 30th September 2010.This total of 741 (631.0 wte) equates to 688 (583.7 wte) Clinical Psychologists plus 53 (47.3wte) Other Applied Psychologists. This represents a national staffing level of 1 wte Clinical Psychologist per 8 946 of the general population of Scotland.Psychology services increasingly employ a skill-mix of staff. Graduates of the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (56.5 wte Clinical Associates), Graduates of the MSc in the Applied Psychology of Children and Young People (22.5 wte), assistant psychologists (73.9 wte), cognitive behavioural therapists (30.2 wte), counsellors (15.8 wte), other therapists (15.5 wte), and other clinical staff (15.8 wte), were employed in NHSScotland psychology services as at 31st March 2011. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#573 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#582 Data show that a headcount of 989 clinical staff (857.5wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 31st March 2011; this is an increase of 5.9% in staff in post since 30th Sept 2010.Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 16.4 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland.NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to age 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see Table 2 in the full publication report for details. As at 31st March 2011, an additional headcount of 17.8 wte posts were between being advertised and being filled with start dates between 01/04/2011 and 01/10/2011. A further 4.3 wte posts were approved for recruitment but not yet advertised. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#582 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#577 The total number of staff in post (headcount) as at 31st March 2011 is 156,901 (excluding GPs &GDs) compared with 158,756 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010. This is a decrease of 1.2% (1,855 headcount).The total number of staff in post (WTE) as at 31st March 2011 is 133,325.6 (excluding GPs &GDs) compared with 134,964.2 (WTE) as at 30th September 2010. This is a decrease of 1.2% (1,638.6 WTE).The number of HCHS medical and dental staff in post as at 31st March 2011 is 12,786 (headcount), compared to 12,757 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010, an increase of 0.2% (29 headcount). The number of consultants in post as at 31st March 2011 is 4,714 (headcount), compared to 4,670 (headcount) as at 30th September 2010, an increase of 0.9% (44 headcount).The number of nursing and midwifery staff in post as at 31st March 2011 is 57,166.9 (WTE), compared to 57,878.3 (WTE) as at 30th September 2010, a decrease of 1.2% (225.5 WTE). The corresponding headcount also showed a decrease of 1.2% (834 headcount) from 67,259 as at 30th September 2010 to 66,425 as at 31st March 2011. The national gross turnover rate for both headcount and WTE are at there lowest over the past five years (2006/07 to 2010/11). Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#577 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#744 The number of staff employed in NHSScotland as at 30th September 2010 is 168,051 (headcount), compared to 169,045 (headcount) as at 30th September 2009, a decrease of 0.6% (994 headcount).The number of medical staff in post (including GPs and Medical Support) as at 30th September 2010 is 16,356 (headcount) compared to 16,256 (headcount) as at 30th September 2009, an increase of 0.6% (100 headcount).The number of Administrative Services staff in post (headcount) as at 30th September 2010 is 30,778 (headcount), compared to 31,073 (headcount) as at 30th September 2009, a decrease of 0.9% (295 headcount).Nursing & Midwifery staff accounted for 40.3% of all staff (headcount) employed in NHSScotland as at 30th September 2010. The number of Nursing & Midwifery staff in post as at 30th September 2010 is 68,133 (headcount), compared to 68,681 (headcount) as at 30th September 2009, a decrease of 0.8% (548 headcount).Staff Turnover rate (All leavers from NHS Scotland) has decreased in the last 3 financial years. From 7.5% in 2007/08 to 6.8% in 2008/09 to 6.5% in 2009/10. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#744 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#748 It was reported that a headcount of 938 clinical staff (810.2wte) were working in CAMHS in Scotland as at 30th September 2010, which means the total staffing has increased by 6.0% since 30th Sept 2009. Nationally, this represents a staffing level of 15.5 wte clinical workers per 100,000 of the population of Scotland. New staff to the CAMHS workforce since 30th September 2009 included: 38.6 wte in Nursing & 36.8wte in Psychology. NHSScotland CAMHS vary in the age of population served. In some areas services are provided up to 16 only; while others offer services up to 18 years. This has significant implications for workforce requirements. Please see the table in the Detailed Comments section for details. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#748 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#749 In total there were 701 (619.5 wte) Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists employed in NHSScotland as at 30th September 2010. This is an increase of 1.0% for Clinical & Other Applied Psychologists compared to 30th September 2009. This total of 701 (619.5 wte) equates to 656 (578.2 wte) Clinical Psychologists plus 45 (41.3wte) Other Applied Psychologists. This represents a national staffing level of 1 wte Clinical Psychologist per 8 983 of the general population of Scotland. Psychology services increasingly employ a skill-mix of staff. Graduates of the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (61.6 wte Clinical Associates), Graduates of the MSc in the Applied Psychology of Children and Young People (21.0 wte), assistant psychologists (65.8 wte), cognitive behavioural therapists (31.8 wte), counsellors (14.8 wte), other therapists (14.5 wte), and other clinical staff (16.8 wte), were employed in NHSScotland psychology services as at 30th September 2010. NHS Education for Scotland has responsibility for the pre-registration training of Clinical Psychologists for NHSScotland. The number of trainees on the doctoral Clinical Psychology course at mid October 2010* was 208. The impact of the modernisation of psychology training is accruing as successive cohorts of those who have completed the new Masters programmes enter the workforce. The number of trainees on the MSc in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care was 18, and the number on the MSc in Applied Psychology of Children and Young People was 17 as at 30th September 2010.* Course starts early October. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#749 http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#792 The overall time lost due to sickness absence in NHSScotland for the year end 31st March 2010 is 4.75% which is a decrease of 0.2% from the previous year.Comparing 2008/09 to 2009/10, the cost of employing agency nursing and midwifery staff has decreased by 21.2% and the cost of employing bank nursing and midwifery staff has decreased by 1.3%.Comparing 2008/09 to 2009/10, the usage of agency nursing and midwifery staff has decreased by 31.8% and the usage of bank nursing and midwifery has also decreased by 1.1%.Staff Turnover rate has decreased from 11% in 2008 to 8.9% in 2009; in the same period ?Joiners in post? decreased by 12.8% and ?All leavers? decreased by 17.6%. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:30:00 GMT http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/index.asp#792