Question reference: S6W-00583
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many intensive treatment beds at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People have been unavailable because of a shortage of nursing staff in each month since January 2021.
Answer
This information is not centrally held.
Since September 2006, the number of Qualified Nurses & Midwives (including interns) employed by NHS Scotland has increased by 12.8%, to its current record high total of 46,259.8 WTE. Qualified Nurses and Midwives within NHS Lothian are up 16.0% or 1,014.8 WTE, during this period.
Source: NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Workforce Statistics, 1 June 2021: https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/nhsscotland-workforce/publications/01-june-2021/