Staff vacancies in care services 2024

This Staff Vacancies in Care Services 2024 report is jointly published by the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

This report provides data on vacancies reported by care services as at 31 December 2024, and is based on information provided by registered care services in their annual returns to the Care Inspectorate. 92% of services (excluding childminders) completed an annual return with the required staffing information completed. We have not made statistical adjustments for those services that did not complete returns.