How many nursing staff there are in (a) NHS Forth Valley and (b) the rest of Scotland, and how this compares with 2007.

We currently have the highest NHS staffing levels ever under this Government, with record numbers of nurses and midwives.

The number (whole time equivalent) of nursing and midwifery staff for NHS Forth Valley, bands 1-4 and bands 5-9 as at 30 September 2007 and 31 December 2015 is published by Information Services Division Scotland (ISD) and is shown as follows:

September 2007
December
2015
% change September 2007 to December 2015
Agenda for Change Bands 5-9 (including interns)
1,693.9
1,930.8
14.0%
Agenda for Change Bands 1-4
764.7
778.0
1.7%
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System.

The number (whole time equivalent) of nursing and midwifery staff for NHSScotland, Bands 1-4 and Bands 5-9 as at 30 September 2007 and 31 December 2015 is published by ISD Scotland and is shown as follows:-

September 2007
December
2015
% change September 2007 to December 2015
Agenda for Change Bands 5-9 (including interns)
37,549.5
43,538.6
15.9%
Agenda for Change Bands 1-4
14,822.7
15,664.9
5.7%
Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System.
Notes
1. Agenda for change was introduced in 2007. In 2007 a number of staff may not have yet assimilated to agenda for change and so would not be shown in the nursing and midwifery job family.