Publication: NHS workforce planning

by Auditor General

Spending on staff in Scotland's NHS is increasing and overall staff numbers are at their highest level ever but there are urgent workforce challenges, and the Scottish Government and health boards have not planned effectively for the long term.

Main report
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Main report (text only)
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News release
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Podcast
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Podcast transcript
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NHS workforce report page

Scotland's NHS workforce - the current picture

We published a data briefing earlier this year which pulled together published statistics on Scotland's NHS workforce and set out the challenges we explored in this audit.

Transforming health and social care in Scotland

Transforming health and social care in Scotland

Visit our health and social care resource page to view our animation and find out about our work in health and social care services.

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Key facts
Key facts
Workforce pressures in the NHS
Workforce pressures in the NHS
Numbers in the medical training path in 2016
Numbers in the medical training path in 2016
Projection of the potential future nursing and midwifery staff posts against actual staff
Projection of the potential future nursing and midwifery staff posts against actual staff