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Shortage occupations list 2018: call for evidence - our response for health and social care
Response to the UK Migration Advisory Committee call for evidence on the shortage occupation list summarises skills shortages within health and social care sector in Scotland, and details the contribution of international workers.
Current Acute Shortages
34. Evidence from NHS Health Board returns, alongside vacancy information data which is published quarterly by NHS Information Services Division (the most recent data is accessible here) highlights the following occupations as having the most acute shortages
Health Workforce
| Job title | Closest ONS job title | Closest ONS occupation code |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses & Midwives | Nurses | 2231 |
| Physiotherapists | Physiotherapists | 2221 |
| - Diagnostic Radiographers - Nuclear medicine practitioner - Sonographers - Radiotherapy physics practitioner - Radiotherapy physics scientist |
Medical Radiographers | 2217 |
| Clinical Physiologists: - Cardiac Physiology - Neurophysiology - Respiratory Physiology - Sleep Physiology - GI Physiology |
2219 | |
| 2219 | ||
| Respiratory Physiologists | 2219 | |
| 2219 | ||
| Gastro Intestinal Technologists/physiologists | 2219 | |
| - Vascular Science | Vascular technologists/physiologists | 2219 |
| Paramedics | Paramedics | 3213 |
| Doctors: - General Surgery |
Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Gastroenterology | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Psychiatry | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Radiology | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Histopathology | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Vascular Surgery | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Paediatrics | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Anaesthetics | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Oncology | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
| - Urology | Medical Practitioner | 2211 |
Social Care Workforce
Evidence from a range of sources suggests there are significant shortages in the following occupations.
| Job title | Closest ONS job title | Closest ONS Occupation code | Sector(s) most affected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Workers | Social Workers | 2442 | Social work |
| 2 | 'Care at home support worker' or equivalent | Care workers and home carers | 6145 | Care at home |
| 3 | 'Care home support worker', or equivalent | Care workers and home carers | 6145 | Care homes for adults |
| 4 | Nurse | Nurse | 2231 | Care homes for adults |
| 5 | Housing Support Workers | Officer, support, housing & Worker, support, housing. | 3234 | Housing Support |
Contact
Email: Niall.Anderson@gov.scot
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