Written Question · S2W-20416 · Session 2
Whether NHS Scotland employs a greater or lesser proportion of health promotion staff than England.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Scotland employs a greater or lesser proportion of health promotion staff than England.
The answer
Information on the proportion of health promotion staff in NHS Scotland is shown in the table. The latest available data is at 30 September 2004*.
| Headcount
| Whole-Time Equivalent
(WTE)
| Total Staff Employed in NHS Scotland
| Percentage of Staff Employed in Health Promotion
Total Health Promotion Staff
| 649
| 556.9
| 149,856
| 0.4%
Note: *NHSScotland Workforce Statistics, Health Promotion Staff in NHS Scotland, Headcount and WTE at 30 September 2004.
In England specialised health promotion staff are mainly employed by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). For England information on the numbers of health promotion staff in the NHS in England is shown in the following table. (This is based on a response rate of 88% to a survey of the health promotion workforce in PCTs which was carried out in September 2004).
| Headcount
| Whole-Time Equivalent
(WTE)
| Total Staff Employed in the NHS in England*
| Percentage of Staff Employed in Health Promotion
Total Health Promotion Staff
| 2,301
| 1,877.5
| 1,331,857
| 0.17%
Note: *Staff in the NHS 2004, An Overview of Staff Numbers within the NHS in 2004, Prepared by the Government Statistical service
| Headcount
| Whole-Time Equivalent
(WTE)
| Total Staff Employed in NHS Scotland
| Percentage of Staff Employed in Health Promotion
Total Health Promotion Staff
| 649
| 556.9
| 149,856
| 0.4%
Note: *NHSScotland Workforce Statistics, Health Promotion Staff in NHS Scotland, Headcount and WTE at 30 September 2004.
In England specialised health promotion staff are mainly employed by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). For England information on the numbers of health promotion staff in the NHS in England is shown in the following table. (This is based on a response rate of 88% to a survey of the health promotion workforce in PCTs which was carried out in September 2004).
| Headcount
| Whole-Time Equivalent
(WTE)
| Total Staff Employed in the NHS in England*
| Percentage of Staff Employed in Health Promotion
Total Health Promotion Staff
| 2,301
| 1,877.5
| 1,331,857
| 0.17%
Note: *Staff in the NHS 2004, An Overview of Staff Numbers within the NHS in 2004, Prepared by the Government Statistical service
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-20416 by reference.