GPs and dentists retirement numbers and ages: FOI release
- Published
- 3 April 2019
- Part of
- Health and social care, Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/19/00620
- Date received
- 5 March 2019
- Date responded
- 1 April 2019
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
1. The average age of GPs that have been retiring each year from 2015-2018
2. The average age that dentists have been retiring each year from 2015-2018
3. How many GPs have retired before their state retirement age each year from 2015-2018
4. How many dentists have retired before their state retirement age each year from 2015-2018
5. How many people have retired from an GP role in each year from 2015-2018
6. How many people have retired from an dentist role in each year from 2015-2018
Response
The figures you have requested concern retirals. However, SPPA keeps information on individuals’ pensions and the figures below therefore relate to the point at which someone takes their pension. This includes Voluntary Early Retirement and Ill-Health Retirement, but does not include any member who may return to employment at a future date.
1. The average age of GPs that have been retiring each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Average Age |
| 2015-2016 |
59 |
| 2016-2017 |
59 |
| 2017-2018 |
58 |
2. The average age that dentists have been retiring each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Average Age |
| 2015-2016 |
59 |
| 2016-2017 |
58 |
| 2017-2018 |
59 |
3. How many GPs have retired before their state retirement age each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Members |
| 2015-2016 |
189 |
| 2016-2017 |
185 |
| 2017-2018 |
167 |
4. How many dentists have retired before their state retirement age each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Members |
| 2015-2016 |
79 |
| 2016-2017 |
69 |
| 2017-2018 |
73 |
5. How many people have retired from a GP role in each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Members |
| 2015-2016 |
195 |
| 2016-2017 |
196 |
| 2017-2018 |
172 |
6. How many people have retired from a dentist role in each year from 2015-2018.
| Financial Year |
Members |
| 2015-2016 |
86 |
| 2016-2017 |
77 |
| 2017-2018 |
76 |
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Contact
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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