Information prior to 1994 innot centrally held, however headcount andwhole-time equivalent (WTE) numbers in each staff group employed from 1994 in the Scottish Ambulance Service by grade are outlined in the following tables 1 and 2.The information is shown as at 30 September in each year.NHSScotland WorkforceStatisticsTable 1: Scottish AmbulanceService Head Count, at 30 September 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All Scottish Ambulance Service 2,721 2,811 2,903 2,909 2,929 2,947 2,962 3,083 3,233 3,462 3,543 3,661 Whitley Grades 2,721 2,811 2,903 2,909 2,929 2,947 2,962 3,083 3,233 3,462 3,543 3,661 Grades 7-10 and Senior Management 58 57 68 63 65 55 60 69 71 67 72 78 Grades 4-6 35 25 29 31 28 31 36 38 50 52 62 70 Grades 1-3 78 76 68 61 61 63 54 53 56 60 61 61 Ambulance and control officer 230 232 238 245 260 263 264 285 322 371 369 366 Ambulance Man 34 669 1,455 1,440 1,472 1,457 1,464 1,485 1,483 1,520 1,566 1,672 1,697 Leading Ambulance man 239 237 246 256 264 257 259 250 231 321 332 337 Trainee Ambulance man 80 162 142 98 82 85 66 129 159 196 111 138 Care assistant 3 - - 538 546 576 604 624 616 634 687 659 723 Ancillary Staff 2 36 31 34 32 23 20 17 17 17 21 20 23 Trades 2 51 49 48 50 59 59 56 58 58 60 61 59 Other 3 1,245 487 52 55 54 46 41 85 115 61 124 109 Source: ISD Scotland.NHSScotland WorkforceStatisticsTable 1: Scottish AmbulanceService Whole-Time Equivalent, at 30September 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 All Scottish Ambulance Service 2,645 2,722 2,798 2,791 2,813 2,829 2,842 2,967 3,112 3,335 3,398 3,514 Whitley Grades 2,645 2,722 2,798 2,791 2,813 2,829 2,842 2,967 3,112 3,335 3,398 3,514 Grades 7-10 and Senior Management 58 57 68 63 65 55 60 69 71 67 72 78 Grades 4-6 35 25 29 31 28 30 36 37 48 51 60 67 Grades 1-3 75 73 64 55 55 56 47 48 50 51 51 53 Ambulance and control officer 229 230 234 240 253 258 258 278 315 366 361 357 Ambulance man 34 605 1,445 1,433 1,458 1,442 1,448 1,465 1,462 1,501 1,546 1,648 1,671 Leading Ambulance man 239 237 246 256 264 257 259 250 231 318 330 336 Trainee Ambulance man 80 159 133 92 79 81 63 124 155 192 103 132 Care assistant 3 - - 475 480 509 537 553 565 583 623 606 660 Ancillary Staff 2 28 24 26...