| HealthBoard | Headcount | Total hours | Mean weekly hours per GP working in OOH |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 131 | 38,189 | 5.61 |
| NHS Borders | 38 | 8,859 | 4.48 |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 27 | 14,911 | 10.62 |
| NHS Fife | 95 | 25,310 | 5.12 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 38 | 7,148 | 3.62 |
| NHS Grampian | 95 | 47,152 | 9.54 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 322 | 97,500 | 5.82 |
| NHS Highland* | 179 | 81,168 | 8.72 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 119 | 34,117 | 5.51 |
| NHS Lothian | 280 | 61,385 | 4.22 |
| NHS Orkney | 12 | 9,406 | 15.07 |
| NHS Shetland | 8 | 5,010 | 12.04 |
| NHS Tayside | 175 | 62,186 | 6.83 |
| NHS Western Isles | 34 | 19,154 | 10.83 |
| Scotland | 1,459 | 511,496 | 6.74 |
| * NHS Highland does not include Argyll and Bute region |
Primary Care Out of Hours Workforce Survey 2025
1 Executive Summary
During the year ending 31 March 2025:
The number of GPs working in OOH services in Scotland was 1,459. The total number of hours worked was 511,496.
For GPs working in OOH services, the mean weekly hours was 6.74 hours.
Excluding NHS Highland, who were unable to provide data for Argyll & Bute, the number of GPs working in OOH decreased by 3.1% and the total hours worked increased by 0.6% since the year ending 31 March 2024.
Approximately 10% of GPs working in OOH services worked approximately 43% of the total hours.
For GPs working in OOH services, older GPs on average worked more weekly hours than younger GPs.
The number of nurses working in OOH services was 317, working a total of 281,054 hours, a mean of 16.62 hours per week.
Excluding NHS Highland, the number of nurses decreased by 8.5%, and the total hours decreased by 10.0% since the year ending 31 March 2024.
Most nurses working in OOH services were Band 7 (54%).
Healthcare Support Worker was the most common multidisciplinary team role in OOH services
2 Introduction
The Primary Care Out of Hours (OOH) Workforce Survey captures information from the Primary Care OOH services in each NHS Board area to give an evidence base for workforce planning for OOH services.
This survey has been developed in partnership with a range of stakeholders including: the Scottish General Practitioners’ Committee, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Nursing and the Scottish Practice Nurse Association.
The Out of Hours Survey was last carried out in 2024. Results of surveys prior to 2023 were published by Public Health Scotland (PHS), and the results of earlier surveys can be found on PHS’s website.
The report provides information on the:
- General Practitioners (GPs) and nurses working in Primary Care OOH services in the past year
- Challenges and experiences in filling shifts in the past year
- Use of multi-disciplinary teams within OOH
More detailed information can be found within the supplementary data tables and dashboard published alongside this report and an interactive dashboard .
Background information, including an overview of the data sources used and a glossary can be found on our website.
OOH activity data is published by PHS.
3 Results
3.1 Data quality
All 14 NHS Boards responded to the survey, however, not all provided complete data on staff age, sex and registration numbers.
Data quality improved for the 2025 survey compared to the 2024 survey, with only a few missing registration numbers missing. There was still a significant number of staff with missing age and sex.
| Staff Group | Registration Number | Age | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor | 1.7% | 72.6% | 40.2% |
| Nurse | 4.3% | 16.4% | 0% |
The National Primary Care Clinicians Database (NPCCD) was used to look up age and sex of GPs where it was missing using Registration numbers to link the two datasets.
NHS Highland were unable to provide data on the OOH workforce for Argyll & Bute. When reporting Scotland totals for 2025, NHS Highland are included, however when comparing to 2024 totals, NHS Highland are excluded. NHS Education for Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland and NHS Highland will work together over the next year to include Argyll & Bute data for the year ending 31 March 2025 in the next publication.
3.2 General Practitioners
The data presented in this section exclude GP specialty trainees.
3.2.1 Headcount and hours worked
Table 2 presents the GP headcount, total hours worked and the mean weekly hours worked by GPs in OOH services. These GPs may work in other Primary care services, such as within the in-hours services.
Some GPs work across multiple NHS Boards, and so the total headcount across the Boards does not equal the Scotland total.
The number of GPs working in Primary Care OOH services during the year ending 31 March 2025 was 1,459, working a total of 511,495.7 hours. The mean weekly hours of all GPs was 6.74.
Variation in mean hours per GP may be due to differences in service delivery. In more rural NHS Boards, such as NHS Orkney, some GP hours are based on “on-call” hours rather than hours worked in clinics.
The figures below show changes in reported headcount, total hours and mean hours in each Board between the 2024 and 2025 surveys.
| HealthBoard | Headcount 2025 (Percentage Change) | Total Hours 2025 (Percentage Change) | Mean Weekly Hours 2025 (Percentage Change) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 131 (-4.4%) | 38,188.9 (-0.9%) | 5.61 (3.7%) |
| NHS Borders | 38 (15.2%) | 8,859.4 (38.8%) | 4.48 (20.4%) |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 27 (-32.5%) | 14,911.4 (19.8%) | 10.62 (77.6%) |
| NHS Fife | 95 (11.8%) | 25,310.0 (31.0%) | 5.12 (17.2%) |
| NHS Forth Valley | 38 (-38.7%) | 7,148.0 (-22.3%) | 3.62 (26.6%) |
| NHS Grampian | 95 (-17.4%) | 47,151.8 (-9.4%) | 9.54 (9.5%) |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 322 (-9.6%) | 97,500.4 (7.9%) | 5.82 (19.3%) |
| NHS Highland* | 179 (-36.7%) | 81,168.4 (-39.3%) | 8.72 (-4.0%) |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 119 (-9.2%) | 34,116.9 (-8.0%) | 5.51 (1.1%) |
| NHS Lothian | 280 (17.6%) | 61,384.8 (12.9%) | 4.22 (-3.9%) |
| NHS Orkney | 12 (-20.0%) | 9,406.0 (2.5%) | 15.07 (28.0%) |
| NHS Shetland | 8 (-50.0%) | 5,010.0 (-6.2%) | 12.04 (87.5%) |
| NHS Tayside | 175 (16.7%) | 62,185.8 (-16.3%) | 6.83 (-28.3%) |
| NHS Western Isles | 34 (-30.6%) | 19,154.0 (0.3%) | 10.83 (44.6%) |
| Scotland | 1,459 (-7.5%) | 511,495.7 (-8.9%) | 6.74 (-1.6%) |
| Scotland (excl. Highland) | 1,295 (-3.1%) | 430,327.4 (0.6%) | 6.39(3.7%) |
| * NHS Highland does not include Argyll and Bute region |
Excluding NHS Highland, total headcount in the year ending 31 March 2025 fell by 3.1% whereas total hours increased by 0.6% compared to the year ending 31 March 2024. The mean hours per week was 0.23 greater than during the previous year.
There was a wide variation between boards of the change in the total headcount and hours worked between the years ending 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024. The total hours worked in NHS Borders increased by 38.8%, whereas NHS Tayside decreased by 16.3%.
3.2.2 Designation
GPs working in OOH services can do so under several different contractual arrangements. The two most common are Sessional GPs who are not employed by the Health Board, and work on an ad-hoc basis, and Salaried GPs who are employed by the Health Board.
| Designation | Headcount | Total hours | Mean Weekly Hours per GP working in OOH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locum / Agency GP | 97 | 37,552 | 7.44 |
| Other Doctor | 6 | 11,739 | 37.63 |
| Partner / Senior Partner | 2 | 1,472 | 14.15 |
| Salaried GP | 427 | 213,087 | 9.60 |
| Sessional GP | 1,097 | 247,645 | 4.34 |
| Total | 1,459 | 511,496 | 6.74 |
The majority of GPs working in OOH services are Sessional GPs (67.3%), and Salaried GPs (26.2%).
3.2.3 Demographics
Figure 4 displays GP headcount by age group and sex for the year ending 31 March 2025.
There were more female GPs than male GPs (55.4% compared to 43.5%) in the OOH workforce.
Thirty eight percent of the workforce was between the ages of 35 and 44.
Mean Weekly Hours
For those GPs who worked in OOH services, the mean weekly hours was 8.67 for male GPs and 5.19 for females. (The mean for the remaining GPs with unknown sex was 8.82).
Figure 5 shows older GPs work on average more weekly hours than younger GPs, and male GPs on average work more weekly hours than female GPs in the same age group.
3.2.4 Input to services
Table 5 presents the distribution of hours worked by GPs for the year ending 31 March 2025.
The figures below are shown in total hours over the year. One thousand hours over the year is an average of approximately 20 hours per week.
| Hours per year | Number of GPs | % of GPs | Total hours worked in year | % of total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 50 | 327 | 22% | 6,718.2 | 1.3% |
| 50-99 | 236 | 16% | 16,922.4 | 3.3% |
| 100-199 | 259 | 18% | 36,867.4 | 7.2% |
| 200-499 | 297 | 20% | 94,492.8 | 18.5% |
| 500-999 | 192 | 13% | 137,246.8 | 26.8% |
| 1,000-1,499 | 84 | 6% | 101,496.6 | 19.8% |
| 1,500 and over | 59 | 4% | 117,751.5 | 23.0% |
| Not stated | 5 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,459 | 100% | 511,495.7 | 100.0% |
In keeping with previous surveys, approximately 10% of GPs working in OOH services are working approximately 43% of the total hours recorded (over 1000 hours per year each). In contrast, 22% GPs were recorded working fewer than 50 hours throughout the year; these GPs accounted for less than 2% of the total hours worked by all GPs.
3.2.5 Work across GP services
Of the 1,459 GPs included in the OOH Survey, 1,420 had a recorded registration number. Among these, 843 (57.7%) had an active contract with a GP Practice recorded in NPCCD at some point between 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025.
The remaining 43.3% may work as locums within Primary Care, as these are not recorded in NPCCD.
3.3 Nurses
3.3.1 Headcount and hours worked
The following sections present data on nurses working in OOH services in NHS Boards in Scotland for the year ending 31 March 2025.
Figure 6 and Figure 7 present headcount and total hours figures for the 2024 and 2025 surveys, Table 6 shows the scale of any change between the two surveys.
| HealthBoard | Headcount (Percentage Change) | Yearly Total Hours (Percentage Change) | Mean weekly hours (Percentage Change) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | 6 (20.0%) | 4,481 (39.7%) | 14.36 (16.4%) |
| NHS Borders | 17 (0.0%) | 16,117 (-1.4%) | 18.23 (-1.4%) |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | 7 (40.0%) | 526 (-66.9%) | 1.45 (-76.2%) |
| NHS Fife | 34 (-19.0%) | 41,688 (-23.0%) | 23.58 (-4.8%) |
| NHS Forth Valley | 14 (-39.1%) | 29,782 (-12.1%) | 40.91 (44.4%) |
| NHS Grampian | 37 (-5.1%) | 23,936 (-25.9%) | 12.44 (-22.0%) |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | 59 (15.7%) | 30,738 (12.1%) | 10.02 (-3.0%) |
| NHS Highland* | 47 (30.6%) | 47,692 (16.4%) | 19.51 (-10.8%) |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 29 (-21.6%) | 17,786 (-5.4%) | 11.79 (20.6%) |
| NHS Lothian | 43 (-8.5%) | 50,467 (-5.3%) | 22.57 (3.6%) |
| NHS Orkney | 1 (-85.7%) | 118 (-77.0%) | 2.27 (61.0%) |
| NHS Shetland | 3 (-25.0%) | 1,548 (-3.3%) | 9.92 (28.8%) |
| NHS Tayside | 13 (30.0%) | 10,841 (7.8%) | 16.04 (-17.0%) |
| NHS Western Isles | 7 (-22.2%) | 5,333 (-14.7%) | 14.65 (9.6%) |
| Scotland | 317 (-4.2%) | 281,054 (-6.4%) | 17.05 (-2.2%) |
| Scotland (excl. NHS Highland) | 270 (-8.5%) | 233,362 (-10.0%) | 16.62 (-1.8%) |
| * NHS Highland does not include Argyll and Bute region |
There were 317 nurses working in OOH services in NHS Scotland, working an average of 17.05 hours a week.
Excluding NHS Highland, the number of nurses working in OOH services fell by 8.5% and the mean weekly hours worked fell by 1.8%
There are relatively small numbers of nurses working in OOH services, and especially in smaller boards any changes may result in large percentage changes.
3.3.2 Demographics
Figure 9 shows the distribution of nurses across age groups.
3.3.3 Agenda for Change (AfC) band
Figure 10 shows the percentage of nurses in each AfC band for the years ending 31 March 2024 and 2025. There has been a 4.3 percentage points increase of nurses in Band 7.
3.3.4 Input to services
Table 7 shows nurses working in OOH services by number of hours worked in the year ending 31 March 2025
| Hours per year | Nurses (headcount) | Nurses (%) | Total hours input | Percentage of total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 50 | 26 | 8.2% | 614.4 | 0.2% |
| 50-99 | 17 | 5.4% | 1,242.1 | 0.4% |
| 100-199 | 23 | 7.3% | 3,476.2 | 1.2% |
| 200-499 | 45 | 14.2% | 15,368.7 | 5.5% |
| 500-999 | 60 | 18.9% | 47,551.4 | 16.9% |
| 1,000-1,499 | 78 | 24.6% | 97,627.1 | 34.7% |
| 1,500 and over | 64 | 20.2% | 115,173.9 | 41.0% |
| Not stated | 4 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 317 | 100.0% | 281,054.0 | 100.0% |
Almost 50% of nurses are providing around 80% of the total input to OOH services.
3.4 Multi-disciplinary teams
The survey asked services for information about their use of wider multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) working in their OOH services.
Multi-disciplinary staff were employed under a mixture of arrangements, some directly employed while others were contracted. Employment arrangements for the same role could differ across NHS Boards.
Out of the 14 territorial NHS Boards, 11 indicated that they used additional clinical roles within their OOH service.
Table 8 shows which roles worked in the MDTs of the OOH in each NHS Board.
| HealthBoard | HealthCareSupportWorker | Paramedic | MentalHealthWorker | Pharmacist | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | No | No | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Borders | Yes | Yes | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 0 |
| NHS Fife | Yes | Yes | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Forth Valley | Yes | Yes | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Grampian | Yes | No | Yes | No | 0 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| NHS Highland | No | Yes | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 |
| NHS Lothian | Yes | No | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Orkney | No | No | No | No | No |
| NHS Shetland | No | No | No | No | 0 |
| NHS Tayside | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| NHS Western Isles | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Scotland | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Healthcare Support Worker was the most common role, reported by nine NHS Boards. Within three of the nine NHS Boards they were used for all shifts, and more than 50% of shifts by six of them.
Paramedic were reported by eight NHS Boards, but typically used for less than 25% of shifts.
Full details of MDT support can be found in the supplementary tables accompanying this report.
3.5 Managing the Out of Hours service
NHS Boards reported varying experiences in filling shifts, with some reporting considerable challenges, and others reporting a stable service or an improvement since the 2023 survey. Full commentary on each NHS Boards experience of filling shifts can be found in the data tables accompanying this report.
3.5.1 Proportion of shifts unfilled 48 hours beforehand.
For GP shifts on normal weekdays, 12 NHS Boards reported that more than a two thirds of shifts were filled 48 hours beforehand, and two Boards reported no issue with filling shifts. For weekend day shifts, NHS Borders and NHS Fife reported that about a third of shifts were affected, and NHS Forth Valley reported that more than two thirds were affected. NHS Fife reported issues with about half of weekend overnight shifts being unfilled 48 hours in advance.
Table 9 details the additional actions reported by Boards when shifts could not be filled as planned, and the frequency with which each type of action was required in each Board.
| HealthBoard | Normal weekdays | Weekday overnights | Normal weekend days | Weekend overnights | Public holidays | Protected learning time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Borders | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| NHS Fife | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About half (~50%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Forth Valley | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About half (~50%) |
| NHS Grampian | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Highland | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Lothian | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Orkney | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Shetland | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| NHS Tayside | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Western Isles | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| HealthBoard | Normal weekdays | Weekday overnights | Normal weekend days | Weekend overnights | Public holidays | Protected learning time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Borders | About a third (~33%) | About a third (~33%) | About a third (~33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| NHS Fife | Less than a third (<33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
| NHS Forth Valley | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About half (~50%) | About half (~50%) |
| NHS Grampian | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Highland | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About a third (~33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Lothian | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | About a third (~33%) | About a third (~33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Not Applicable |
| NHS Orkney | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| NHS Shetland | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| NHS Tayside | ||||||
| NHS Western Isles | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) | Less than a third (<33%) |
Nine Boards reported using longer shifts to fill shifts in the year ending 31 March 2025: four of these reported the use of longer shifts on a weekly basis.
Only one Board (NHS Highland) reported using additional financial incentives to fill shifts (a fall from seven for the year ending 31 March 2023 and four for the year ending 31 March 2024). NHS Highland reported additional financial incentives to fill shifts was used on a weekly basis.
Overall, it appears that Boards had to take less actions than last year. This is borne out in the general comments which can be found in the accompanying data tables.
| HealthBoard | Standby / On-call / Back-up cover used | Reduced triage cover | Increased rates / financial incentives | Nurse filling GP shift | GP filling nurse shift | Longer shifts | Reduce number of bases | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Ayrshire & Arran | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Quarterly | : |
| NHS Borders | No: | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Weekly | No: | Yes: Bianually |
| NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Yes: Anually | No: | No: | Yes: Quarterly | No: | No: | No: | : |
| NHS Fife | No: | No: | No: | Yes: | Yes: | Yes: | No: | : |
| NHS Forth Valley | Yes: Weekly | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |
| NHS Grampian | Yes: Anually | Yes: Quarterly | No: | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Weekly | : |
| NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Quarterly | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Quarterly | : |
| NHS Highland | No: | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Monthly | : |
| NHS Lanarkshire | Yes: Monthly | No: | No: | Yes: Quarterly | No: | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Daily | : |
| NHS Lothian | No: | Yes: Quarterly | No: | Yes: Monthly | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Quarterly | : |
| NHS Orkney | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Anually | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Anually |
| NHS Shetland | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: |
| NHS Tayside | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | Yes: Weekly | Yes: Quarterly | Yes: Weekly |
| NHS Western Isles | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: | No: |
| Scotland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
3.5.2 Standby / On-call / Back-up
Five NHS Boards reported that they had standby, on-call or back-up arrangements in place for GPs for their Primary Care OOH service. For two Boards this was available for Weeknights and Weekend nights. Three Boards had standby available for Public Holidays.
4 Appendices
4.1 Appendix 1: Official statistics information
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4.1.1 Pre-release access to official statistics
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Named individuals in the following organisations are approved to receive standard Pre-Release Access:
- Scottish Government Primary Care Directorate
- NHS Board Chief Executives
- NHS Board Communication leads