New and noteworthy

76.8% of people remained in the same post as in 2018

as measured by the stability index

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3.7% drop in filled MHO posts

27 fewer filled posts in 2019 than in 2018

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227,468 SSSC registrations

across 23 parts of the register

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A whole-time equivalent (WTE) measure of 155,330

an increase of 1.3% between 2018 and 2019

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206,400 workers in the sector

a rise of 0.8% between 2018 and 2019

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60% of MHOs are based in specialist mental health teams

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34% of workforce employed by the public sector

ranges from 22% to 90% by local authority area

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Average estimated hours worked per week by MHOs increased slightly

from 15.7 hours in 2018 to 16.0 in 2019

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11% of the workforce on zero-hours type contracts

no change between 2018 and 2019

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82% of the workforce work in frontline care roles

this has increased by 9pp since 2010

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39% of services reported having vacancies

joint SSSC/Care Inspectorate publication

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Adult social care has GVA of £3.4b in Scotland

productivity highest of all the UK nations

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