To ask the Scottish Government what the NHS 24 staff complement has been in each year since 2007, broken down by profession.
Information on the NHS24 staff complement for each year since 2007, broken down by profession, is available from September 2007 to December 2013, on a quarterly basis from September 2010, at whole time equivalent (WTE) and headcount level. The information is shown in Table 1 (WTE) and Table 2 (headcount).
Table 1 - Whole time equivalent of NHS 24 staff by profession September 2007 to December 2011:
| Sep 07 | Sep 08 | Sep 09 | Sep 10 | Mar 11 | Jun 11 | Sep 11 | Dec 11 |
All NHS 24 staff | 862.8 | 837.3 | 917.0 | 890.6 | 879.6 | 906.0 | 920.3 | 942.9 |
Medical (HCHS) | - | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dental (HCHS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical and dental support | - | 2.5 | 5.3 | 27.5 | 42.4 | 41.2 | 45.7 | 46.9 |
Nursing and midwifery | 330.8 | 310.8 | 329.5 | 325.5 | 315.0 | 333.1 | 343.8 | 352.3 |
Allied health professions | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Other therapeutic services | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 29.6 | 31.1 | 30.6 |
Personal and social care | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.4 |
Healthcare science | 25.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emergency services | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Administrative services | 477.9 | 487.7 | 543.6 | 502.2 | 488.3 | 465.1 | 463.8 | 476.1 |
Support services | 17.9 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 18.4 |
Unallocated / not known | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS), ISD Scotland
Table 1 (cont) - Whole time equivalent of NHS 24 staff by profession March 2012 to December 2013:
| Mar 12 | Jun 12 | Sep 12 | Dec 12 | Mar 13 | Jun 13 | Sep 13 | Dec 13 |
All NHS 24 staff | 947.3 | 922.6 | 936.1 | 985.5 | 1,035.4 | 1,006.1 | 975.9 | 982.1 |
Medical (HCHS) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dental (HCHS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical and dental support | 45.2 | 44.3 | 44.7 | 44.5 | 42.6 | 43.7 | 41.6 | 41.4 |
Nursing and midwifery | 349.3 | 335.8 | 325.5 | 333.1 | 331.4 | 320.5 | 307.9 | 298.8 |
Allied health professions | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Other therapeutic services | 32.2 | 32.7 | 31.3 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 28.1 |
Personal and social care | 15.4 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 15.7 |
Healthcare science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emergency services | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Administrative services | 478.2 | 466.5 | 487.8 | 533.0 | 586.1 | 568.7 | 551.6 | 570.1 |
Support services | 23.7 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.2 |
Unallocated / not known | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS), ISD Scotland
Table 2 - Headcount of NHS 24 staff by profession September 2007 to December 2011
| Sep 07 | Sep 08 | Sep 09 | Sep 10 | Mar 11 | Jun 11 | Sep 11 | Dec 11 |
All NHS 24 staff | 1,260 | 1,269 | 1,418 | 1,391 | 1,367 | 1,421 | 1,452 | 1,481 |
Medical (HCHS) | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dental (HCHS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical and dental support | - | 9 | 16 | 79 | 105 | 103 | 108 | 104 |
Nursing and midwifery | 501 | 469 | 516 | 513 | 493 | 522 | 542 | 554 |
Allied health professions | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Other therapeutic services | 21 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 61 | 69 | 69 |
Personal and social care | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Healthcare science | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emergency services | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Administrative services | 692 | 738 | 829 | 745 | 721 | 691 | 692 | 712 |
Support services | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Unallocated / not known | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS), ISD Scotland
Table 2 (cont)-Headcount of NHS 24 staff by profession March 2012 to December 2013:
| Mar 12 | Jun 12 | Sep 12 | Dec 12 | Mar 13 | Jun 13 | Sep 13 | Dec 13 |
All NHS 24 staff | 1,487 | 1,434 | 1,435 | 1,503 | 1,564 | 1,511 | 1,447 | 1,436 |
Medical (HCHS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dental (HCHS) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical and dental support | 101 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 88 |
Nursing and midwifery | 552 | 522 | 501 | 509 | 507 | 485 | 456 | 438 |
Allied health professions | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Other therapeutic services | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 58 |
Personal and social care | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Healthcare science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Emergency services | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Administrative services | 716 | 697 | 719 | 785 | 851 | 819 | 785 | 801 |
Support services | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Unallocated / not known | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS), ISD Scotland
Note
1. HCHS is Hospital, community and public health services
Further information on NHS 24 staff in post can be found in the Overall Trend table on the workforce statistics website at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2014-02-25/Overall_Trend_D2013.xls