The latest information on the number of unfilled vacancies in NHSScotland for staff grade medical and dental staff in all specialties is contained in the following table:Staff Grade Medical and Dental Vacancies Existing in NHSScotland at 30 September 2001 by SpecialtyHeadcountPercentage of EstablishmentEstablishmentTotal vacanciesVacant less than 6 monthsVacant 6 months or moreTotal vacanciesVacant less than 6 MonthsVacant 6 months or moreScotland418282356.75.51.2Accident and Emergency Medicine333219.10000046.09999993Anaesthetics542113.71.91.9Clinical Laboratory Specialties10 - - - - - - Blood Transfusion2 - - - - - - Clinical Genetics1 - - - - - - Haematology5 - - - - - - Histopathology1 - - - - - - Medical Microbiology and Virology1 - - - - - -Medical Specialties1217615.800000250.8 Dermatology6 - - - - - - General Medicine (Group)543215.59999993.71.9 Genito-Urinary Medicine1 - - - - - - Geriatrics2222 -9.10000049.1000004 - Homeopathy1 - - - - - - Medical Oncology311 -33.29999933.299999 - Paediatrics2511 -44 - Neurology1 - - - - - - Palliative Medicine1 - - - - - - Clinical Oncology3 - - - - - - Rehabilitation Medicine4 - - - - - -Obstetrics and Gynaecology2311 -4.30000024.3000002 -Psychiatric Specialties7377 -9.60000049.6000004 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry611 -16.70000116.700001 - General Psychiatry5155 -9.80000029.8000002 - Psychiatry of Learning Disability511 -2020 - Old Age Psychiatry9 - - - - - - Psychotherapy2 - - - - - -Radiology1 - - - - - - Clinical Radiology1 - - - - - -Surgical Specialties733124.09999991.42.7 Cardiothoracic Surgery2 - - - - - - ENT Surgery6 - - - - - - General Surgery2831210.73.59999997.0999999 Neurosurgery1 - - - - - - Ophthalmology13 - - - - - - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery19 - - - - - - Urology4 - - - - - -Dental Specialties3055 -16.716.7 - Oral Medicine1 - - - - - - Oral Surgery12 - - - - - - Orthodontics511 -2020 - Paediatric Dentistry411 -2525 - Restorative Dentistry511 -2020 - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1 - - - - - - Surgical Dentistry111 -100100 - Community Dental Specialties111 -100100 -We have recently launched Working for Health, the Workforce Development Action Plan for NHSScotland, which has set a critical path for creating a robust development function integrating workforce planning and service planning across all services in NHSScotland.Implementation of the action plan will be taken forward by a National Workforce Committee supported by a National Workforce Unit in Scottish Executive Health Department.