Scotland’s Nursing & Midwifery Workforce State of Play, Key Issues & Future Priorities

Objectives Where we are now - headline supply and demand data metrics, current and potential risks Where we need to get to - key challenges and opportunities

Current position 43% of NHSS workforce: 59,174.6 (WTE) Nursing & Midwifery staff in post (68,006 headcount) – increase of 500 between Sept 2014 to Sept % of total N & M workforce are registered – numbers of qualified nurses up – near record high - 43,120 WTE (Sept 2015) 5.6% increase in student nurse intakes in – follows increases of 4%; 6%; 3% in 2013;14;15 intakes More qualified nurses and midwives per 1,000 population in NHS Scotland compared to RUK Return to Practice introduced in ?200 completions in 2016 CHEF funding (NES) continues with wider aims

Workforce and workload planning: the numbers

Demand Staff in post Vacancies (≥3mths) (in NHS and Social Care sectors) Demand for NQNs Agency and bank use and costs

Supply ↓ Nursing & Midwifery student population (but projected to rise again)

The demographics of the workforce

Opportunities & Challenges Robust and integrated analysis planning More flexible education and training solutions and widening access to careers Effective and ethical recruitment and retention Addressing Bank and Agency use and costs Taking a different approach – Skill mix, transforming roles, new ways of working

Discussion Current position, challenges and opportunities How can we increase the effectiveness and impact of existing approaches/actions? What more do we need to do to address emerging risks? Strategic engagement on workforce issues Implications and actions