FOI/2025/26/410

Your request:

Please provide the data in the below tables, if possible:

 

1. Total number of pharmacy staff for each year, including headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE)
2. Pharmacy workforce by agenda for change band, including headcount (HC) and full-time equivalent (FTE)

Our response:

 

Total number of pharmacy staff for each year, including headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE)

 

Please note: The figures below are the average for the whole year

Financial Year	Total Headcount	Total FTE
2020/21	33	30.205
2021/22	39	35.32
2022/23	48	42.83
2023/24	59	50.9
2024/25	66	56.95

 

1. Pharmacy workforce by agenda for change band, including headcount (HC) and full-time equivalent (FTE)

Please note: The figures below are average for the whole financial year.

Financial Year	Band 2 HC	Band 2 FTE	Band 3 HC	Band 3 FTE	Band 4 HC	Band 4 FTE	Band 5 HC	Band 5 FTE	Band 6 HC	Band 6 FTE	Band 7 HC	Band 7 FTE	Band 8a HC	Band 8a FTE	Band 8b HC	Band 8b FTE	Band 8c HC	Band 8c FTE	Band 8d HC	Band 8d FTE	Band 9 HC	Band 9 FTE
2020/21	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	2.42	1.58	1.58	5.5	4.58	15.75	14.54	5.25	5.25	1	1	1	1	0	0
2021/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.08	2.8	1.5	1.5	7.67	6.5	18.67	16.87	6.25	6.23	1	1	1	1	0	0
2022/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	3.27	1	1	9.8	8.13	23.75	21.53	6.8	6.7	1.17	1.17	1	1	0.25	0.25
2023/24	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.25	4.78	1.5	1.4	9.75	8.4	29	25.26	9.67	8.07	2	2	1	1	0	0
2024/25	0	0	1.3	1.1	0	0	9.58	9.02	2.67	2.47	9.92	8.54	29.17	24.94	9.58	7.97	1.92	1.92	1	1	0	0