From ISD yesterday: ‘The number of staff, employed by NHS Scotland, is 162,254. The WTE [whole time equivalent], which adjusts for part time working, has risen by 0.1% over the last year to 139,095.2. Whilst there have been six consecutive years of annual growth, the rate of growth has slowed.’ The increase over the last 10 years was 2.4%
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/09/05/six-consecutive-years-of-nhs-scotland-staffing-growth/

From the Information Services Division, NHS Scotland on 14th August 2018: ‘The Scottish HSMR [Hospital Standardised Mortality Rate] has decreased by 9.2% between January to March 2014 and January to March 2018.’
https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/08/24/scottish-hospital-deaths-fall-by-9-2-despite-increased-demand-and-rising-crude-mortality-rates/

Key points from the Inpatient Experience Survey 2018:

• People were generally positive about their admission to hospital, with 83 per cent rating it as “excellent” or “good”.
• Eighty-nine per cent rated the overall care and treatment they received in A&E as “excellent” or “good”.
• Eighty-eight per cent of people rated the hospital and ward environment as “excellent” or “good”.
• Nine out of ten people were positive about their overall care and treatment whilst in hospital.
•  Overall, people were very positive about their experiences of hospital staff, with a slight increase in the overall positive rating, to 91 per cent.
• Seventy-eight per cent of people said that they were always treated with compassion and understanding during their hospital stay, which is an increase of four percentage points from 2016. Three per cent said that they were not.
•  86 per cent agreed that they were given an explanation they understood, which is four percentage points more than in 2014.
• Of the people who needed care or support services after leaving hospital, 82 per cent were positive about the care and support that they received.
  https://thoughtcontrolscotland.com/2018/08/29/91-satisfaction-with-nhs-scotland-staff-patients-even-more-satisfied-than-before/

NHS employees and unions in Scotland have formally accepted a pay rise of at least 9% over the next three years. The increase, which is the most generous health pay uplift anywhere in the UK, will benefit 147,000 ‘Agenda for Change’ employees including all nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals.
https://indyref2.scot/9-pay-rise-for-scottish-nhs-workers