Publication: NHS workforce planning

by Auditor General

Publication cover: NHS workforce planning

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.

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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.

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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

Transforming health and social care in Scotland

Visit our Transforming health and social care in Scotland page for more information on our audit work, organisational publications and resources.