Publication timetable

We pre-announce all our forthcoming publications in line with the code of practice. Below are details of the publications to be released over the next year with a note of what data will be updated.

Release date: 2 Dec 2025 (latest census: 30 Sep 2025)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post, vacancies, and staff in training

Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post, vacancies, staff in training, and trainee retention

NHSScotland Workforce

Quarterly summary report
Employment and vacancies
Pharmacy managed service employment and vacancies
Advanced nurse practitioners staff in post
Dental workforce
General Practitioner workforce (including WTE)
Nursing and midwifery student intakes, students in training, and student progression rates
National treatment centre workforce statistics as Official statistics in development

Release date: 9 Dec 2025

Medical specialty training and transition to the GP workforce

Time series of the number of doctors commencing GP specialty training programmes
Time series of the number of doctors completing GP specialty training programmes
Employment time series for GPs decomposed into inflows and outflows, highlighting the inflows from specialty training
Transition rates between commencement of GP specialty training and achieving the certificate of completion of training (CCT)
Transition rates between CCT and participation in the GP workforce
Age profile of the outflow from the GP workforce

Release date: 3 Mar 2026 (latest census: 31 Dec 2025)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post and vacancies

Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post and vacancies

NHSScotland Workforce

Quarterly summary report
Employment and vacancies

Release date: 2 Jun 2026 (latest census: 31 Mar 2026)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post, vacancies, turnover, and staff in training

Psychology Services Workforce in NHSScotland

Quarterly summary report
Staff in post, vacancies, turnover, staff in training, and trainee retention

NHSScotland Workforce

Quarterly summary report
Annual report
Employment, vacancies, turnover, sickness absence, and bank and agency
Dental workforce
General Practitioner workforce
National treatment centre workforce statistics as Official statistics in development