FOI/202000124482 · FOI · unclear
Number of consultant radiologists in Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for WTE numbers of consultant radiologists in Scotland, both funded and filled posts, for each of the past 10 years.
Response
Data on the consultant radiologist (incl. director level consultants) establishment and numbers of staff in post across NHSScotland, at September of each of the last 10 years, is set out as follows.
WTE 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Staff in post 272.9 285.3 285.8 285.6 306.7 320.8 326.3 318.6 325.0 332.4 345.0 Establishment 287.6 294.3 300.8 308.6 339.7 348.8 368.0 378.1 368.2 369.1 370.7
Source: NHS Education for Scotland Official NHS Scotland Workforce Statistics The 49.5% increase in consultant radiologists mentioned in the Scottish Government Recovery and Redesign Cancer Services Action Plan correlates with increases between September 2006 and June 2020 (223.53 WTE at September 2006 to 334.25 at June 2020). The Action Plan is currently being updated to use the latest available figure (345.0 WTE consultant radiologists at September 2020) and to clarify the timelines to which the data refers: “Between September 2006 and September 2020, we have seen an 89.6% increase in consultant oncologists and we’ve increased consultant radiologists by 54.4%”. About FOI The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
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