Question reference: S3W-01184
- Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 18 June 2007
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 July 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS workers were waiting for their new salary bandings to be applied under Agenda for Change, broken down by health profession and NHS board in each year since 2004 and how many are currently waiting.
Answer
Implementation of Agenda for Change began in December 2004, with the assimilation of staff to the new pay bands commencing in February 2006.
Information on progress with assimilation was collected from health boards from March 2006 onwards. The following table shows the rate of progress in March and December 2006 and May 2007, broken down by health board. Data on the breakdown by health profession is not held centrally.
Progress with Assimilation to the Agenda for Change pay bands by Health Board
| Heath Board | March 2006 | December 2006 | May 2007 |
| (% of Total Workforce) | (% of Total Workforce) | (% of Total Workforce) | |
| Argyll and Clyde* | 1,574 (15%) | 5,384 (51%) |
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| Ayrshire and Arran | 142 (2%) | 5,547 (51%) | 8,050 (89%) |
| Borders | 84 (2%) | 2,639 (65%) | 2,879 (97%) |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 938 (21%) | 3,646 (82%) | 4,430 (100%) |
| Fife | 1,013 (12%) | 7,956 (91%) | 8,790 (100%) |
| Forth Valley | 1,045 (15%) | 3,874 (57%) | 5,075 (87%) |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde** | 1,931 (7%) | 15,874 (55%) | 28,510 (85%) |
| Golden Jubilee National Hospital | 0 | 517 (76%) | 683 (100%) |
| Grampian | 304 (2%) | 7,111 (49%) | 11,863 (97%) |
| Highland | 880 (14%) | 3,579 (57%) | 6,256 (100%) |
| Lanarkshire | 1,968 (20%) | 8,688 (87%) | 9,966 (100%) |
| Lothian | 443 (2%) | 12,475 (62%) | 19,613 (97%) |
| Orkney | 15 (3%) | 423 (74%) | 568 (100%) |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 0 | 3,901 (99%) | 3,930 (100%) |
| State Hospital | 0 | 347 (54%) | 416 (78%) |
| Shetland | 0 | 356 (39%) | 488 (97%) |
| Tayside | 0 | 7,140 (54%) | 8,863 (81%) |
| Western Isles | 305 (21%) | 714 (59%) | 872 (90%) |
| Special Health Boards*** | 480 (9%) | 2,102 (40%) | 3,129 (60%) |
| Scotland | 11,122 (8%) | 92,273 (70%) | 124,381 (94%) |
Notes:
*Argyll and Clyde Health Board was dissolved in 1 April 2006
**Became Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board on the dissolving of Argyll and Clyde Health Board.
***The record for Special Health Boards covers NHS Education Scotland, NHS 24, NHS Health Scotland, National Services Scotland and Quality Improvement Scotland.
The following is the original answer (published on 2 July 2007); see below.
Implementation of Agenda for Change began in December 2004, with the assimilation of staff to the new pay bands commencing in February 2006.
Information on progress with assimilation was collected from health boards from March 2006 onwards. The following table shows the rate of progress in March and December 2006 and May 2007, broken down by health board. Data on the breakdown by health profession is not held centrally.
Progress with Assimilation to the Agenda for Change Pay Bands by Health Board
| Heath Board | March 2006 | December 2006 | May 2007 |
| (% of Total Workforce) | (% of Total Workforce) | (% of Total Workforce) | |
| Argyll and Clyde* | 1,574 (15%) | 5,384 (51%) |
|
| Ayrshire and Arran | 142 (2%) | 5,547 (51%) | 8,050 (89%) |
| Borders | 84 (2%) | 2,639 (65%) | 2,879 (97%) |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 938 (21%) | 3,646 (82%) | 4,430 (100%) |
| Fife | 1,013 (12%) | 7,956 (91%) | 8,790 (100%) |
| Forth Valley | 1,045 (15%) | 3,874 (57%) | 5,075 (87%) |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde** | 1,931 (7%) | 15,874 (55%) | 28,510 (85%) |
| Golden Jubilee National Hospital | 0 | 517 (76%) | 683 (100%) |
| Grampian | 304 (2%) | 7,111 (49%) | 11,863 (97%) |
| Highland | 880 (14%) | 3,579 (57%) | 6,256 (100%) |
| Lanarkshire | 1,968 (20%) | 8,688 (87%) | 9,966 (100%) |
| Lothian | 443 (2%) | 12,475 (62%) | 19,613 (97%) |
| Orkney | 15 (3%) | 423 (74%) | 568 (100%) |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 0 | 3,901 (99%) | 3,930 (100%) |
| State Hospital | 0 | 347 (54%) | 416 (78%) |
| Shetland | 0 | 356 (39%) | 488 (97%) |
| Tayside | 0 | 7,140 (54%) | 8,863 (81%) |
| Western Isles | 305 (21%) | 714 (59%) | 872 (90%) |
| Special Health Boards*** | 480 (9%) | 2,102 (40%) | 3,129 (60%) |
| Scotland | 11,122 (8%) | 92,273 (70%) | 124,381 (94%) |
Notes:
*Argyll and Clyde Health Board was dissolved in 1 April 2006.
**Became Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board on the dissolving of Argyll and Clyde Health Board.
***The record for special health boards covers NHS Education Scotland, NHS 24, NHS Health Scotland, National Services Scotland and Quality Improvement Scotland.