GPs & Other Practice Workforce
This page provides information on the numbers of GPs (family doctors), practice nurses and other staff in post in Scottish general practices (GP surgeries).
Information on the GP workforce is published jointly with GP practice population statistics in December each year.
See all General Practice publications including GP workforce and practice population statistics
Lists of GPs in post and their practice contact details are updated quarterly
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List of GPs in post and their practice contact details 
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Information on the GP workforce in Scotland
List of GPs in post and their practice contact details (updated quarterly)
- As at April 2013 [1.220kb]
Number (headcount) of GPs in post by designation
- Scotland; 2004 - 2012 [37kb]
- by NHS Board, 2004 - 2012 [62kb]
- by CHP/CHCP, 2006 - 2012 [79kb]
Number (headcount) of GPs in post, by gender & age group
- 2004 - 2012 [65kb]
Number (headcount) of GPs in post, by NHS Board and gender; 2004 - 2012
- 2004 - 2012 [83kb]
Number (headcount) of GPs by Community Health Partnership (CHP/CHCP) and gender
Estimated Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) numbers of GPs, 2009
Patterns of GP sessional commitments, 2009
Information on Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) status of GPs is not routinely available. However, estimated WTE numbers for January 2009, and information on patterns of sessional commitments amongst GPs in Scottish practices, are published along with other results from the 2009 National Primary Care Workforce Survey. The survey was not repeated in 2010 so the WTE/sessional commitment figures for 2009 are the most recent that we currently hold.
Longer Term Trends
Longer term trend information on GPs in post in Scottish general practices is published on ISD's main workforce pages.
Information on practice nurses employed by Scottish general practices
Estimated headcounts and Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) numbers, 2009
Information on headcounts and Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) numbers of practice nurses employed by Scottish general practices is not routinely available. However, estimated figures for January 2009 are published along with other results from the 2009 National Primary Care Workforce Survey.
Estimated headcounts and WTE numbers, 2007
A limited amount of information on headcounts and Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) numbers of practice nurses employed by Scottish general practices in 2007 is available from the results of a 2007 National Primary Care Workforce Survey. The survey reports were published in July 2008 under the "Workforce Reports" section of the NHS Scotland Pay Modernisation pages (GMS contract). Copies of the reports are also available on request from ISD's General Practice team (email: NSS.isdGeneralPractice@nhs.net).
Headcounts and WTE numbers 1988-2003
WTE for Scotland and by NHS Board, plus headcount for Scotland [31KB]
Up until late 2003, NHS Board-level counts of the numbers of practice staff (including practice nurses) employed by general practices were supplied to ISD by NHS Boards, as part of the data forms ISD(M)8GMS and ISD(M)8PMS. With the introduction of the new GMS contract on 1st April 2004, there were changes to information that practices were required to provide as part of their contracts, with supply of information on practice nurses and other staff no longer mandatory. However, information on practice nurses and healthcare assistants was gathered as part of the National Primary Care Workforce Survey referred to above.
Information on other staff employed by Scottish general practices
Healthcare Assistants/Phlebotomist numbers, 2009
Information on this staff group is not routinely available. However, estimated figures for January 2009 are published along with other results from the 2009 National Primary Care Workforce Survey.
Healthcare Assistants/Phlebotomist numbers, 2007
A limited amount of information on this staff group is available from the results of a 2007 National Primary Care Workforce Survey. The survey reports were published in July 2008 under the "Workforce Reports" section of the NHS Scotland Pay Modernisation pages (GMS contract). Copies of the reports are also available on request from ISD's General Practice team (email: NSS.isdGeneralPractice@nhs.net).
Practice managers and other practice staff, 2007
A limited amount of information on numbers of practice managers and other practice staff is available from the results of a 2007 National Primary Care Workforce Survey. The survey reports were published in July 2008 under the "Workforce Reports" section of the NHS Scotland Pay Modernisation pages (GMS contract). Copies of the reports are also available on request from ISD's General Practice team (email: NSS.isdGeneralPractice@nhs.net).
Admin/clerical and other practice staff, 1990-2003
Headcounts and WTE numbers, Scotland, 1990-2003 [33KB]
