NHSScotland Workforce Information - 30th September 2010 National Statistics release
Staff in post summary report (medical and dental)
Table
NHS Board
Issue
Reason
Consultant staff in
post
Scotland
Emergency medicine up 36%
From 100 to 136. 13 moved from Paediatrics.
Histopathology down 34%
From 118 to 78. 39 moved to Chemical Pathology.
Chemical pathology up 107%
From 40 to 83. 39 moved to Histopathology.
General (acute) medicine down 14%
From 284 to 245. Moved to various.
Endocrinology & diabetes up 44%
From 25 to 36. 7 moved from General Acute
Medicine
Gastroenterology up 71%
From 38 to 65. 7 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 11 from Paediatrics
Renal medicine up 27%
From 48 to 61. 5 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 9 new
Neurology up 45%
From 42 to 61. 7 moved from Clinical Radiology and
8 from Paediatrics
Respiratory medicine up 53%
From 34 to 52. 10 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 6 from Paediatrics
Rheumatology up 31%
From 29 to 38. 4 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 4 from Paediatrics
Clinical oncology up 73%
From 49 to 85. 6 moved from Medical Oncology and
20 from Paediatrics
Old age psychiatry down 21%
From 67 to 53. 4 moved to General Psychiatry and
12 to Psychiatry of Learning Disability
Psychiatry of learning disability up 48%
From 81 to 120. 35 moved from General Psychiatry
and 12 from Psychiatry of Learning Disability
Cardiothoracic surgery up 50%
From 34 to 51. 10 moved from Cardiothoracic
Surgery, 5 from General Acute Medicine
Oral & maxillofacial surgery down 52%
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From 27 to 13. 13 moved to Oral Surgery.
Consultant staff in
post Cont.
Paediatrics down 24%
From 306 to 233. 20 moved to Clinical Oncology, 13
to Emergency medicine, 11 to Gastroenterology, 8
to Neurology, 6 to Paediatric Surgery and 6 to
Respiratory Medicine.
Oral surgery up 175%
From 12 to 33. 13 from Oral & maxillofacial surgery
and 7 from Oral Surgery
NHS Borders
All numbers are consistent.
NHS Fife
Emergency medicine up 175%
From 4 to 11. 4 new and 3 from Trauma &
Orthopaedic Surgery
General (acute) medicine down 64%
From 11 to 4. Moved to various.
NHS Lothian
(Full review of specialties carried out by NHS
Lothian)
Emergency medicine up 114%
From 7 to 15. 10 moved from Paediatrics.
Histopathology down 84%
From 19 to 3. 15 moved to Chemical Pathology
Chemical pathology up from 0 to 21
15 moved from Histopathology.
Gastroenterology up from 0 to 13
10 moved from Paediatrics
Neurology up from 0 to 7
7 moved from Paediatrics
Respiratory medicine up 233%
From 3 to 10. 4 moved from Paediatrics.
Rheumatology up 300%
From 1 to 4. 4 moved from Paediatrics
Clinical oncology up from 0 to 19
16 moved from Paediatrics.
Oral & maxillofacial surgery down from 6 to 0
4 moved to Oral Surgery
Paediatrics down 52%
From 111 to 53. Moved to various
Oral surgery up 500%
From 1 to 6. 4 moved from Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery
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Consultant staff in
post Cont.
NHS Highland
Orthodontics up 300%
From 1 to 4. 3 new staff
NHS Grampian
Oral & maxillofacial surgery down from 4 to 0
4 moved to Oral Surgery
Oral surgery up from 0 to 5
4 moved from Oral & maxillofacial surgery
NHS Orkney
All numbers are consistent
NHS Tayside
All numbers are consistent
NHS Western Isles
All numbers are consistent
NHS Shetland
All numbers are consistent
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
(review of specialties carried out by NHS Ayrshire &
Arran)
General (acute) medicine down 65%
From 23 to 8. 4 moved to Renal Medicine, 6 to
Respiratory Medicine, 3 to Gastroenterology and 2
to Endocrinology & Diabetes
Respiratory medicine up 500%
From 1 to 6. 6 from General Acute Medicine
(Full review of specialties carried out by NHS
Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
NHS Greater Glasgow &
Clyde
Emergency medicine up 32%
From 34 to 45. 3 moved from Paediatrics and 7
new.
Histopathology down 78%
From 32 to 7. 24 moved to Chemical Pathology
Chemical pathology up 87%
From 24 to 45. 24 moved from Histopathology
General (acute) medicine down 23%
From 66 to 51. Moved to various.
Cardiology down 41%
From 27 to 16. 10 moved to Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Consultant staff in
post Cont.
Gastroenterology up 64%
From 14 to 23. 3 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 6 new
Medical oncology down 71 %
From 7 to 2. 6 moved to Clinical Oncology
Neurology up 42%
From 24 to 34. 7 moved from Clinical Radiology, 3
from Neurosurgery and 3 new
Respiratory medicine up 38%
From 13 to 18. 2 moved from General Acute
Medicine and 4 new
Clinical oncology up 64%
From 28 to 46. 6 moved from Medical Oncology, 4
from Paediatrics, 4 from Palliative Medicine and 6
new
General psychiatry down 23%
From 86 to 66. 32 moved to Psychiatry of Learning
Disability and 12 left
Psychiatry of learning disability up 128%
From 29 to 66. 32 moved from General psychiatry
Cardiothoracic surgery up 667%
From 3 to 23. 10 from Cardiology, 5 from General
Acute Medicine and 3 from Paediatric Cardiology
Paediatrics down 25%
From 89 to 67. 3 moved to Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry, 4 moved to Clinical Oncology, 3 moved
to Emergency Medicine, 4 moved to GP other than
Obstetrics, 4 moved to Paediatric Surgery and 13
left.
Oral surgery up 175%
From 4 to 11. 3 moved from Oral Medicine and 3
from Orthodontics
NHS Lanarkshire
All numbers are consistent
NHS Forth Valley
Oral & maxillofacial surgery down from 2 to 0
Oral surgery up from 0 to 2
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
All numbers are consistent
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Issue with identifying medical and dental staff. This
is being corrected.
National Bodies & Special
Health Boards
All numbers are consistent
Table
NHS Board
Issue
Reason
HCHS by Specialty
Scotland
Histopathology down 40%
From 187 to 112. 39 moved to Chemical pathology
Chemical pathology up 111%
From 64 to 135. 39 moved from Chemical pathology
and 12 new starts
General (acute) medicine down 10%
Doctors in training and better detail recorded under
specialty
Cardiology up 17%
From 144 to 168. 9 moved from General medicine
and 15 new
Infectious diseases up 56%
Doctors in training
Gastroenterology up 61%
From 83 to 134. 8 moved from General medicine,
12 from Paediatrics and 15 new
Genito - urinary medicine down 34%
From 38 to 25. 4 moved to Obstetrics &
Gynaecology and the rest is Doctors in training
Medical oncology up 77%
Doctors in training
Renal medicine up 32%
From 103 to 136. 8 moved from General medicine,
12 new and the rest Doctors in training
Respiratory medicine up 47%
From 87 to 128. 11 moved from General medicine,
6 new and 6 from Paediatrics
Clinical oncology up 63%
From 108 to 176. 8 moved from Medical oncology,
13 new and 25 from Paediatrics
Child & adolescent psychiatry down 46%
From 175 to 95. 10 moved to Paediatrics and the
rest is Doctors in training
Psychiatry of learning disability up 35%
From 131 to 177. 35 from General Psychiatry, 12
from Old Age Psychiatry and 11 new
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Cardiothoracic surgery down 21%
From 109 to 86. Doctors in training
Neurosurgery up 25%
From 71 to 89. Doctors in training
Oral & maxillofacial surgery down 45%
From 42 to 23. 13 moved to Oral Surgery
General practice up by 23%
From 423 to 521. 191 new
Oral surgery up 41%
From 105 to 148. 13 moved from Oral &
Maxillofacial Surgery and 22 new.
Paediatric dentistry up 142%
From 19 to 46. 14 from Community Dentistry, 4
new and 6 from Not Known Dental.
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