Question reference: S5W-31902
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 September 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the vacancy rate is for (a) applied psychologists and (b) (i) specialist, (ii) child and adolescent and (iii) other therapists in NHS Psychology services.
Answer
a) As at 30 June 2020, of the total Psychology Workforce establishment of 1387 WTE, there were 76 WTE posts vacant for Applied Psychologists with vacancy rate of 5.5%.
Data source: NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release -Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 June 2020. https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-september-2020/dashboards/
b) (i) As at 30 June 2020, of the total Psychology workforce establishment of 1387 WTE, there were 6.8 WTE posts vacant for Cognitive Behaviour Therapists (CBT) with vacancy rate of 0.5%.
Data source: NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release -Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 June 2020. https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-september-2020/dashboards/
b) ii) As at 30 June 2020, of the total Psychology workforce establishment of 1387 WTE, there were 12.4 WTE posts vacant in Psychology professional group in Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with vacancy rate of 0.9%.
Data source: NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release -Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 June 2020 & Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 June 2020. https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/publications/01-september-2020/dashboards/
b) iii) As at 30 June 2020, of the total Psychology workforce establishment of 1387 WTE, there were 0.8 WTE posts vacant for Other Therapists (Other Therapists include Psychotherapists, Family and Couple Therapists.) with vacancy rate of 0.1%.
Data source: NHS Education for Scotland Official Statistics release -Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland Publication for Quarter ending 30 June 2020.
Further information related to Psychology Services Workforce can be found here:
https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/psychology/
Further information related to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Workforce can be found here:
https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/workforce-official-statistics/camhs/