Thenumber of Paediatric Consultants has also risen from 102 at September 1997 to 121(headcount) at September 2002, an increase of 19%.The Scottish Executive is promoting an integrated approach to workforce planning anddevelopment at local, regional and national levels and is investing £1.2million annually for three years, beginning in 2003-04, to improve workforceplanning and development across NHS Scotland. These new...