This report presents data on Mental Health Officers (MHOs) primarily at a Scotland level and local authority level. The tables and charts in this report are also available for separate download from the SSSC’s Workforce Data website (data.sssc.uk.com). The key points from this year’s MHO report are set out below.
The Mental Health Officers Report 2023 shows the overall hours estimated to be spent on MHO duties was 13,149, higher than the previous high of 12,752 reported in 2022. This is a 3.1% increase. There was also in increase in the number of active MHO posts to 729, which is 22 more than in 2022. These posts were filled by 697 individuals ...
In its eleventh Mental Health Officers Report tracking the changing landscape of mental health support, the SSSC reports that in 2022 over 30 ‘exclusive’ MHO posts were vacant. Many mental health officers also undertake other social work duties outside the MHO role, but this report reveals that overall Scotland’s MHOs spent more time ...
An estimated 79 extra full time mental health officers (MHOs) are needed to meet the shortfall in the workforce across local authorities in Scotland. That figure was revealed in a new report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today,
The Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023 presents information on: The number of practising MHOs in post at 5 December 2023, excluding long-term absentees. MHO trainees, leavers, vacancies and staffing shortfalls. Key characteristics of the MHO workforce (e.g. age) and the type of teams they work in. The key points from this year’s ...
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023. The Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023 presents information on: The number of practising MHOs in post at 5 December 2023, excluding long-term absentees. MHO trainees, leavers, vacancies and staffing shortfalls.
The Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2022 presents information on: The number of practising MHOs in post at 5 December 2022, excluding long-term absentees. MHO trainees, leavers, vacancies and staffing shortfalls. Key characteristics of the MHO workforce (e.g. age) and the type of teams they work in. The key points from this year’s ...
he Mental Health Officer (MHO) is a ‘specially trained social worker who has the training, education, experience and skills to work with people with a mental disorder’ (Scottish Executive, ‘A Guide to the Role of the Mental Health Officer’, 2006), as appointed under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Mental health officers are employed by local authorities who have legal duties under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 200311 2.3 MHOR presents information about qualified MHOs who are practising within local authorities in Scotland. The report provides details about the size and
A new report shows Scotland’s mental health officers spent more time working on mental health officer duties in 2022 than in any other year since 2016. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2022 today. In this, the eleventh annual report, we provide key data of the mental […]
1.1.2 The previous assessment of this set of statistics was reported in Assessment report 86. They have been re-assessed because responsibility for the production of the statistics (called the Mental Health Officers survey, Scotland) transferred from the Scottish Government to SSSC. This is discussed further in section 2 and annex 4.
The policing of mental health-related incidents was the area discussed most by officers and staff who took part in the consultation for our Scrutiny Plan 2022-25. ... Police Scotland should monitor and report on the impact of the use of its powers, under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, on under-represented groups ...
Due to service redesign, we have new full-time permanent Advanced Practitioner Social Worker/Mental Health Officer posts available within our Integrated Community Mental Health Team. These posts are for Qualified Social Workers with Mental Health Officer accreditation and you must be registered with SSSC. ... Police Scotland and third sector ...
AROUND one in ten Scots cops took sick leave last year with psychological disorders including alcohol and depression problems, new figures reveal. Stats released under FOI laws show 1,596 of 1,987 …
A new report on the mental health officer (MHO) workforce shows 53 extra full time MHOs are needed to meet the shortfall in the work required by local authorities. ... The estimated amount of MHO hours worked per 10,000 head of population in Scotland has increased from 20.5 in 2019 to 21.25 in 2020.
The Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2021 presents information on: The number of practising MHOs in post at 6 December 2021, excluding long-term absentees. MHO trainees, leavers, vacancies and staffing shortfalls. Key characteristics of the MHO workforce (e.g. age) and the type of teams they work in. The key points from this year’s ...
