Our overall workforce numbers have reduced from last year due to the provision of temporary covid mobile testing services coming to an end. Chart 1 – Scottish Ambulance Service Workforce (WTE) Scottish Ambulance Service Workforce (WTE) 7,000.0 6,500.0 6,000.0 5,500.0 5,000.0 4,500.0 4,000.0 3,500.0 3,000.0 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r e e e e e e e e h h h h h h h h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e c c c c c c c c n n n n n n n n r r r r r r r r b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b u u u u u u u u a a a a a a a a J J J J J J J J m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M M M M M M M M e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e t t t t t t t t c c c c c c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 p p p p p p p p e e e e e e e e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e e e e e e e e D D D D D D D D S S S S S S S S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recruitment & Retention Recruitment and retention of staff is much less of a challenge for the Service than perhaps other areas of the Health & Social Care system.