Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, has today welcomed the publication of statistics which show patients in NHS Grampian are experiencing better waiting times and a higher percentage of people are now registered with a dentist.
The number of senior managers in NHS Grampian has been cut by 13.4 WTE from March 2010 to March 2011 and it is predicted that this trend will continue to March 2012 as the Scottish Government are on course to meets its target to reduce cut NHS senior manger posts by 25%.
It is also predicted that from March 2011 to March 2012 there will be 12.3% more staff in dental services thanks to Aberdeen Dental School. The number of children registered with a dentist in NHS Grampian has now increased to 71.7% in June 2011.
Emergency Care Department waiting time statistics show that in NHS Grampian in April, May and June of this year over 98% of patients were waiting less than 4 hours.
Mr Adam said:
“These are encouraging statistics and I’m delighted the SNP are well on the way to the 25% cut in NHS senior manager posts to save £100million a year in Scotland.
“Patient care should be our priority which is why I am pleased to see that we have reduced in Grampian the number of senior manager posts by 13.4 and are set to see further reductions.
“We are starting to see the benefits of the Aberdeen Dental School opened by this Government. We now have more dental staff in the area and are continuing to see the number of children and adults registered with a dentist rise.
“This is testament to the hard work of staff who are helping Scotland achieve a first-class health service.”
Mr Adam continued:
“The SNP are committed to creating a health system that is better, faster and more convenient and to meeting the financial challenges without compulsory redundancies. These statistics show we are getting closer to that goal.”
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Senior Management statistics can be found here: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/356593/0120518.pdf
Prediction on future workforce in NHS Grampian can be found here: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/356595/0120519.pdf
Waiting Time statistics can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics//Waiting-Times/Publications/data-tables.asp?id=593#593
Dental Registration statistics can be found here: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics//Dental-Care/Publications/data-tables.asp?id=591#591
