Question reference: S6W-00313
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many radiotherapists worked for NHS Scotland at the end of each financial year since 2015-16.
Answer
The number of Allied Health Professionals with a specialty of Therapeutic Radiography working for NHS Scotland at the end of each financial year since 2015-16 can be found in the following table:
NHSScotland Allied Health Professionals with a specialty of Therapeutic Radiography (Bands 5-9), Staff in post (Whole Time Equivalent) For the period March 2016 to March 2021.
Staff In Post | Mar-16 | Mar-17 | Mar-18 | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
Therapeutic Radiography | 250.7 | 260.5 | 272.4 | 264.4 | 272.2 | 283.1 |
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS)