NHS (Scotland) female employees who have taken early retirement: FOI release

Information requested

1. The number of NHS (Scotland) female employees who have taken early retirement in each year over the past 5 years.
2. The split between those retiring early on grounds of ill-health, and those just taking early retirement.

Response

1. The number of NHS (Scotland) female employees who have taken early retirement in each year over the past 5 years.

Financial Year	Total Early Retirements
2014/2015	1,535
2015/2016	1,751
2016/2017	3,103
2017/2018	1,897
2018/2019	1,977

2. The split between those retiring early on grounds of ill-health, and those just taking early retirement.

Financial Year	Early Retirement (ill-health)	Early Retirements
2014/2015	256	1,279
2015/2016	240	1,511
2016/2017	333	2,770
2017/2018	196	1,701
2018/2019	227	1,750

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