Question reference: S3W-01951
- Date lodged: 5 July 2007
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 July 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in audiology services, broken down by grade and discipline.
Answer
Information on Audiologistsis captured under Medical Technical Officers (MTOs) and Scientific and Professionalin centrally held data. Of these, Audiological Scientists and AudiologicalTechnicians can be explicitly identified. Headcount numbers in each staff groupemployed in NHSScotland are shown in the following table, by grade anddiscipline at 30 September 2006. There is a list shown in the table by WhitleyGrading and the new Agenda for Change Bands. Table 1 outlines this information.
AudiologicalScientists and Audiological Technicians Employed by NHS Scotland by Head Count andWTE at 30 September 2006
AudiologicalScientists Audiological Technicians
|
| Head Count | Head Count |
| Total | 5 | 138 |
| Whitley Grades1 |
|
|
| Grade 1 | - | 7 |
| Grade 2 | - | 4 |
| Grade 3 | - | 53 |
| Grade 4 | - | 24 |
| Grade 5 | - | 9 |
| Assistant | - | 16 |
| Grade B | 5 | - |
| Senior Assistant | - | 15 |
Agenda forChange Bands1
|
| Head Count | Head Count |
| Band 2 | - | 4 |
| Band 5 | - | 4 |
| Band 6 | - | 1 |
| Band 7 | - | 1 |
Source: ISDScotland.
Note: 1. Agenda for Change is the new national NHS pay system and will introducenew pay bands and harmonised terms and conditions for NHS workers. It replacesthe previous Whitley Council system.