How many (a) consultants specialising in emergency care, (b) emergency services technicians and (c) paramedics the NHS employed in Septembe…

Information detailing how many(a) consultants specialising in emergency care, (b) emergency services technicians and (c) paramedics in the NHS, employed in September (i) 2006, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2008, (iv) 2009, (v) 2010. (vi) 2011, (vii) 2012 and (viii) 2013, and what percentage change was over the period can be found in the following tables.
Table 1 shows the headcount of (a) consultants specialising in emergency care, (b) emergency services technicians and (c) paramedics the NHS employed over the period 2006 to 2013.
Headcount
Consultants specialising in emergency care
Emergency service technicians
Paramedics
Sep-06
76
x
x
Sep-07
82
1,010
1,247
Sep-08
113
989
1,269
Sep-09
101
1,051
1,323
Sep-10
136
1,009
1,391
Sep-11
141
1,001
1,382
Sep-12
151
1,023
1,393
Sep-13
162
1,098
1,393
Overall change
113.16%
8.71%
11.71%

Overall change for consultants specialising in emergency care is from 2006 to 2013.
Overall change for emergency service technicians and paramedics is from 2007 to 2013.
Table 2 shows the whole time equivalent of (a) consultants specialising in emergency care, (b) emergency services technicians and (c) paramedics the NHS employed over the period 2006 to 2013.
Whole Time Equivalent
Consultants specialising in emergency care
Emergency service technicians
Paramedics
Sep-06
75.8
x
x
Sep-07
81.0
999.7
1,233.9
Sep-08
107.2
980.1
1,255.0
Sep-09
94.8
1,041.9
1,309.2
Sep-10
128.4
997.4
1,376.3
Sep-11
133.8
986.4
1,367.4
Sep-12
144.4
1,010.4
1,376.7
Sep-13
154.5
1,084.5
1,369.9
Overall change
103.83%
8.48%
11.02%
Notes:
(a) (i) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of consultants specialising in emergency care for 2013 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at:
https://isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2013-11-26/Consultant_Staff_In_Post_S2013.xls?17378742.
(ii) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of consultants specialising in emergency care for 2006 to 2012 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2012-11-27/Consultant_Staff_In_Post_S2012.xls?66090757.
(b) (i) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of emergency services technicians for 2013 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at https://isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2013-11-26/All_Other_Staff_S2013.xls?17378742.
(ii) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of emergency services technicians for 2007 to 2012 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2012-11-27/All_Other_Staff_S2012.xls?66090757.
(c) (i) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of paramedics for 2013 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at
https://isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Workforce/publications/2013-11-26/AHP_Staff_S2013.xls?17378742.
(ii) Information on headcount and whole time equivalent of paramedics for 2007 to 2012 can be found on the workforce statistics web site at
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2012-11-27/All_Other_Staff_S2012.xls?66090757.
During the release of national statistics in 2006, Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS 24 identified a discrepancy with the 2006 data, therefore 2006 figures for paramedics are not included.