Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost is for each NHS board of staff who are on long-term sick leave.
The information requested on what the total cost is for each NHS board of staff who are on long-term sick leave is not centrally available.
NHS Education for Scotland publish annual data on bank and agency spend for Medical & Dental and Nursing & Midwifery staff. It should be noted that there are a variety of reasons Boards may choose to deploy bank and agency staff and this does not directly represent spending associated with sickness absence.
The data can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at: NHSScotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence