By Professor John Robertson OBA

Many thanks to Legerwood for alerting me to this.

The above from TURAS | Data Intelligence paints a far more positive picture of the achievements of the Scottish Government in its management of the NHS contrasting with that commonly presented by the MSM.

How does this compare with NHS England and Wales?

NHS Scotland has 181 000 staff, 1 for every 30 members of the population of 5.44 million.

NHS England has 1.4 million staff, 1 for every 40 members of the population of 56 million.

NHS Wales has 90 000 million staff, 1 for every 35 members of the population of 3.14 million.

What about GPs?

As the below chart shows, the level of cover of GPs varies across the UK and across the regions of England. The highest levels are in Scotland (76 GPs per 100,000 population) and the lowest in North West London (54)

Try to listen to Max if you can. It’s like a Harry Enfield sketch.

Sources:

https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/data-and-reports/official-workforce-statistics/all-official-statistics-publications/03-september-2024-workforce/?pageid=12368

https://ifs.org.uk/publications/scottish-budget-healthcare-spending-staffing-and-activity

https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/media/rgyfigzk/workforce-report-june-2022.html#:~:text=On%2031%20March%202022%2C%20NHS,156%2C875.6%20WTE%20(Figure%203.1)

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in-a-nutshell/nhs-workforce#:~:text=and%20staff%20wellbeing.-,Workforce%20by%20staff%20group,time%20equivalent%20(FTE)%20basis

https://heiw.nhs.wales/careers/working-in-nhs-wales/#:~:text=The%20NHS%20is%20the%20largest%20employer%20in%20Wales%20with%20ove

https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/is-the-number-of-gps-falling-across-the-uk#:~:text=As%20the%20below%20chart%20shows,North%20West%20London%20(54)

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