25% Reduction in Senior Management Posts Target – National Progress Towards 25% Reduction as at 31st March 2014

A national target was introduced to reduce the number of senior managers by 25% between 31st March 2010 and 1st April 2015.

The data published shows the number of senior managers in post as at 31st March each year, and the national reduction since March 2010.


7. Appendix

Table 2. Senior management 1,2 reduction (WTE) by NHS board - progress over year 1 as at 31 March 2011, year 2 as at 31 March 2012, year 3 as at 31 March 2013, year 4 as at 31 March 2014, and overall 3

Year 1 4 Year 2 4,5 Year 3 6,7 Year 4
Board baseline 31-Mar-10 Yearly change Yearly change Yearly change Yearly change Overall 3
31-Mar-11 n % 31-Mar-12 n % 31-Mar-13 n % 31-Mar-14 n % n %
NHSScotland 1,318.8 1,212.5 -106.3 -8.1% 1,108.1 -104.5 -8.6% 1,022.4 -85.7 -7.7% 932.7 -89.8 -8.8% -386.2 -29.3%
Territorial board total 1,102.8 1,013.9 -88.9 -8.1% 933.2 -80.7 -8.0% 857.9 -75.3 -8.1% 786.7 -71.3 -8.3% -316.2 -28.7%
Ayrshire & Arran 49.8 43.9 -5.9 -11.9% 38.7 -5.2 -11.7% 32.7 -6.0 -15.5% 28.7 -4.1 -12.4% -21.1 -42.4%
Borders 20.7 15.9 -4.8 -23.2% 15.0 -0.9 -5.8% 15.0 - - 15.0 - - -5.7 -27.6%
Dumfries & Galloway 21.5 17.1 -4.4 -20.5% 15.6 -1.5 -8.8% 15.0 -0.6 -3.8% 14.0 -1.0 -6.7% -7.5 -34.9%
Fife 42.0 38.0 -4.0 -9.5% 36.0 -2.0 -5.3% 32.0 -4.0 -11.1% 29.0 -3.0 -9.4% -13.0 -31.0%
Forth Valley 39.2 35.6 -3.6 -9.2% 29.4 -6.2 -17.3% 26.8 -2.6 -8.8% 25.8 -1.0 -3.7% -13.4 -34.1%
Grampian 135.0 121.6 -13.4 -9.9% 109.7 -11.9 -9.8% 105.5 -4.2 -3.8% 102.9 -2.6 -2.5% -32.1 -23.8%
Greater Glasgow & Clyde 262.0 244.0 -18.0 -6.9% 229.0 -15.0 -6.1% 209.0 -20.0 -8.7% 190.0 -19.0 -9.1% -72.0 -27.5%
Highland 79.7 73.7 -6.0 -7.5% 70.9 -2.8 -3.8% 62.1 -8.8 -12.4% 56.0 -6.1 -9.8% -23.7 -29.7%
Lanarkshire 93.5 84.5 -9.0 -9.6% 81.5 -3.0 -3.5% 76.4 -5.1 -6.3% 66.4 -10.0 -13.1% -27.1 -29.0%
Lothian 174.5 166.0 -8.5 -4.9% 142.7 -23.3 -14.0% 138.5 -4.2 -2.9% 132.5 -6.0 -4.3% -42.0 -24.1%
Orkney 33.2 28.4 -4.8 -14.5% 28.2 -0.2 -0.7% 21.9 -6.3 -22.3% 22.4 0.5 2.3% -10.8 -32.5%
Shetland 14.5 14.0 -0.5 -3.4% 13.6 -0.4 -2.9% 13.6 - - 12.0 -1.6 -11.8% -2.5 -17.2%
Tayside 114.3 111.3 -3.0 -2.6% 104.9 -6.4 -5.8% 91.4 -13.5 -12.9% 77.0 -14.4 -15.8% -37.3 -32.6%
Western Isles 23.0 20.0 -3.0 -13.0% 18.0 -2.0 -10.0% 18.0 - - 15.0 -3.0 -16.7% -8.0 -34.8%
Special board total 216.0 198.6 -17.4 -8.1% 174.9 -23.8 -12.0% 164.5 -10.4 -5.9% 146.0 -18.5 -11.2% -70.0 -32.4%
National Waiting Times Centre 11.0 9.0 -2.0 -18.2% 8.0 -1.0 -11.1% 7.9 -0.1 -1.3% 7.9 - - -3.1 -28.2%
State Hospital 9.0 8.0 -1.0 -11.1% 8.0 - - 7.0 -1.0 -12.5% 7.6 0.6 8.6% -1.4 -15.6%
Scottish Ambulance Service 45.0 42.0 -3.0 -6.7% 39.3 -2.7 -6.4% 43.0 3.7 9.4% 38.0 -5.0 -11.6% -7.0 -15.6%
NHS 24 7.0 7.0 - - 6.0 -1.0 -14.3% 6.0 - - 6.0 - - -1.0 -14.3%
National Services Scotland 96.0 88.6 -7.4 -7.7% 73.4 -15.2 -17.2% 67.1 -6.3 -8.6% 51.0 -16.1 -24.0% -45.0 -46.9%
Education for Scotland 8.0 7.0 -1.0 -12.5% 7.0 -0.0 -0.7% 5.7 -1.3 -18.7% 5.7 - - -2.4 -29.4%
Health Scotland 32.0 29.0 -3.0 -9.4% 26.2 -2.8 -9.7% 22.0 -4.2 -16.0% 24.0 2.0 9.1% -8.0 -25.0%
Healthcare Improvement Scotland 8.0 8.0 - - 7.0 -1.0 -12.5% 5.9 -1.2 -16.4% 5.9 - - -2.2 -26.9%

Source - NHS boards

1. In order to make the national target more consistent, NHS boards were given the opportunity to exclude cl inical staff on executive and senior management pay grades, but include administrative posts on AfC band 8a and above that they would class as part of the senior managers.
2. These figures are not comparable to the management (non AfC) figures in the national statistics publ ication or the workforce projections publ ication. The definition used in the target al lows the exclusion of cl inical ly orientated staff from the management (non AfC) group and the inclusion of some AfC band 8a and above administration staff.
3. Change between 31 March 2010 and 31 March 2014
4. These data include revised senior management WTE figures for NHS 24 in years 1 and 2 due to job fami ly reclassi fication.
5. These data include revised senior management WTE figures for NHS Dumfries and Gal loway in year 2 whi lst a staff member was in an interim position.
6. These data include revised senior management WTE figures for NHS National Services Scotland in year 3 due to job fami ly reclassi fication.
7. These data include revised senior management WTE figures for NHS Lothian in year 3 due to posts being redesigned and graded to AfC.

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