Written Question · S2W-17982 · Session 2
How many (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent NHS vacancies there were for (i) diagnostic and (ii) therapeutic radiographers in each…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent NHS vacancies there were for (i) diagnostic and (ii) therapeutic radiographers in each year since 1997 in total and broken down into positions vacant for (1) less than three, (2) three to six, (3) six to nine, (4) nine to 12, (5) 12 to 15, (6) 15 to 18 and (7) over 18 months.
The answer
Information on vacant postsin NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website underWorkforce Statistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce. SectionF gives details of allied health professionals vacancies in NHS Scotland. Inparticular, table F7 shows the whole time equivalent (WTE) number ofradiographer vacancies from 31 March 2001 to 31 March 2005, broken down bythose posts vacant more or less than three months.
The radiography vacancy rate decreasedby 2.2% to 5.3% in the year to March 2005. The radiography vacancy rate forvacancies over three months is 3.5%.
Information for diagnosticand therapeutic radiographer vacancies is available from 2005, as this level ofdetail was not collected prior to this date. Further breakdown on the length ofvacancies and the headcount number is not available.
The radiography vacancy rate decreasedby 2.2% to 5.3% in the year to March 2005. The radiography vacancy rate forvacancies over three months is 3.5%.
Information for diagnosticand therapeutic radiographer vacancies is available from 2005, as this level ofdetail was not collected prior to this date. Further breakdown on the length ofvacancies and the headcount number is not available.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17982 by reference.