Welcome to our 2020 year in review, sharing some of our key achievements over the past year with you, our stakeholders.
2020 was a critical year for everyone. For us, the challenge was balancing supporting front-line services every day while keeping education and training going for the future.
Our vision has never been so important:
'A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland.'
And we wanted to give a flavour of what we have achieved.
So, below we take a deep dive into some important areas with a series of case studies.
And, using our self-assessment reporting (SAD) document, we have extracted some metrics to illustrate with info-graphics, how we have contributed in key areas.
We hope you enjoy this snapshot of our work over the past year.
During the global pandemic NES has continued to
support a skilled and sustainable health and care workforce
We have delivered over
900,000 parcels to vulnerable people
Worked to advise care homes
on effective protection measures
Carried out
31,000
checks on NHS returners and students through the pandemic
Carried out
31,000
checks on NHS returners and students through the pandemic
Provided important resources for
mental health
Provided important resources for
mental health
Carried out39educational webinars
for over15,000 Allied Health Professionals
We supported
6,000medical trainees
Redeveloped training programmes for
6,000 medical trainees
Shared essential materials, generating
8,500,000 hits on Turas Learn
Created the new
NHS Data Intelligence Team
for better workforce planning
Hosted670,000visits to the
NHS careers website
Recruited 200
Pre-Registration trainees for a well-trained pharmacist workforce
Balanced a£552mbudget
including£375mof direct educational costs
During2020the dental directorate
hosted over900educational events,
delivered to nearly32,000
Supported nearly 8,000
postgraduate education placements across
Supported nearly 8,000
postgraduate education placements across