Health workforce
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Improving mental health nursing care
Review recommendations will benefit patients, staff and students.
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The Scottish Mental Health Nursing Review
The Mental Health Nursing Review report aims to enhance the conditions for mental health nursing to flourish in Scotland, now and in the future. The report was co-developed by mental health nurses, students, academics, with support from carers and people accessing mental health nursing care.
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Health and social care - service renewal framework: equality impact assessment
The equality impact assessment (EQIA) carried out for the Service Renewal, a reform initiative aimed at transforming health and social care in Scotland, promoting a vision where individuals lead longer, healthier lives.
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Health and social care - service renewal framework 2025-2035: Fairer Scotland Duty summary
The Fairer Scotland Duty (FSD) assessment carried out for the Service Renewal Framework, a reform initiative aimed at transforming health and social care in Scotland, promoting a vision where individuals lead longer, healthier lives
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Health and social care - service renewal framework: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) for the Service Renewal Framework, a reform initiative aimed at transforming health and social care in Scotland, promoting a vision where individuals lead longer, healthier lives.
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Health and social care - service renewal framework: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment carried our for the Service Renewal Framework, a reform initiative aimed at transforming health and social care in Scotland, promoting a vision where individuals lead longer, healthier lives
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Health and social care - service renewal framework: consumer duty impact assessment
Consumer duty impact assessment for the Service Renewal Framework a reform initiative aimed at transforming health and social care in Scotland, promoting a vision where individuals lead longer, healthier lives
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Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework
The Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework provides a high-level guide for change, to ensure the sustainability, efficiency, quality, and accessibility of health and social care services in Scotland.
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The King’s Birthday Honours 2025 – Police, Fire and Ambulance
Recipients of blue light service medals in Scotland.
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Brain Health Service pilot: evaluation - final report
This report presents detailed findings from Blake Stevenson’s independent evaluation of the Brain Health Service demonstrator site in Aberdeen, delivered collaboratively by NHS Grampian, Alzheimer Scotland, and the Scottish Government.
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Breastfeeding and infant feeding: strategic framework 2025-2030
Sets out national actions on how we will support pregnant women, mother's and new parents on their infant feeding journey, continue to reduce breastfeeding inequalities and improve experiences informed by evidence of what works in Scotland.
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Health and social care personnel - international recruitment: updated code of practice
Revision of the code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in Scotland to ensure ethical recruitment.
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NHS pay deal agreed
Agenda for Change staff accept two-year pay offer.
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NHS staff pay
NHS Scotland pay bands, including Agenda for Change staff.
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Realistic Medicine and Value Based Health and Care Casebook
The Realistic Medicine Casebook shows how teams across Scotland are putting Realistic Medicine into practice. It’s a practical guide offering inspiration and support for those adopting its principles and a celebration of progress in transforming care to deliver what matters to the people we care for
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Realistic Medicine: Survey Highlights
The 2025 Realistic Medicine Survey reveals professionals’ views on progress towards the 2025 vision, including support for practising Realistic Medicine, barriers encountered, and future priorities to deliver outcomes that matter to people and help create a more sustainable health and care system.
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Programme for Government 2025 to 2026
It will focus on: eradicating child poverty, growing the economy, tackling the climate emergency, delivering high quality and sustainable public services.
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Two-year pay offer to Agenda for Change staff
8% pay increase for nurses, midwives and NHS workers in 2025-26 and 2026-27.
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Healthcare Associated Infection strategy - second phase deliverables impact assessment: progress report - March 2025
Progress report documenting the work progressed and completed to drive the successful delivery of the Healthcare Associated Infection (HCAI) strategy.
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Footcare guidance
A refresh of the personal footcare guidance which has been developed in line with the emerging programme of work around Care and Wellbeing, NHS Recovery and the delivery of sustainable services which provide the people of Scotland with the right care, at the right time and in the right place.
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NHSScotland 'Once for Scotland' workforce policies - managing health at work: consultation
The ‘Once for Scotland’ workforce policies programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies) in line with our vision.
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Attracting and retaining nurses and midwives
Taskforce report highlights recommended actions.
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Nursing and midwifery - Listening Project: You shared, we listened
The final report of the Listening Project which was the mechanism to ensure the voice of nursing and midwifery staff, students and academics helped shape the recommended actions of the Scottish Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce.
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Ministerial Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce: report and recommended actions
The final report of the Scottish Ministerial led Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce which makes a number of recommended actions that aim to make Scotland the best place for nurses and midwives to work.
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Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration - 2025-2026 pay round: Scottish Government's written evidence
The Scottish Government's remit letter and written evidence document for the 2025 to 2026 pay round, submitted to the Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) review body for their consideration.
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Transforming Roles paper 6: role of the general practice nurse 2025
This refreshed paper sets out the changing role of the General Practice Nurse, to support the future workforce and reflect changes in health and social care policy. This paper is part of a wider review of the Transforming Roles Programme.
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Transforming Roles paper 6 - role of the general practice nurse 2025: associated document for GPs and general practice managers
This associated document to ‘Transforming Roles paper 6: Role of the General Practice Nurse - 2024 review and refresh’ is designed for employers to ensure the appropriate skill mix of general practice nurses are employed within the practice to meet population health need.
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Transforming Roles paper 6: role of the general practice nurse – 2024: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment results document for Transforming Roles Paper 6: Role of the General Practice Nurse - 2024.
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Specialist, Specialty and Associate Specialist Doctors accept pay offer
£7.2 million investment in 2024-25 pay.
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Protecting, strengthening and renewing the NHS
First Minister sets out major increase in NHS capacity.
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Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - technical report
Technical report to support the redesign of urgent care evaluation main report.
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Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - summary report
Summary report to support the redesign of urgent care evaluation main report.
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Health - redesign of urgent care: evaluation - main report
The Redesign of Urgent Care pathway aims to improve patients’ access to urgent care. The evaluation captured patient and staff experiences of the pathway and analysed key urgent care delivery metrics, enhancing our understanding of what is working well and areas for improvement.
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Dementia strategy: island communities impact assessment
Considers the impact of the dementia strategy in Scotland: Everyone's Story and it's first two-year delivery plan for island and geographically remote communities.
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Mental health and wellbeing in primary care services: resources
This resource has been developed to support staff working in general practice. It is intended to help all staff contribute to the link worker function within the Services, by providing a directory of additional sources of help and support, that people can be connected in with.
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Mental health unscheduled care services: resources
This Mental Health Unscheduled Care (MHUC) resource has been developed for staff working in Unscheduled Care or Out of Hours settings. The resource brings together a range of national resources and tools to support and improve people’s mental health and wellbeing.
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National Care Service Forum 2024: report
This report covers what happened at the National Care Service (NCS) Forum 2024. It includes details of the programme, the speakers and some of the topics people discussed. We held the forum in Glasgow on 7 October 2024.
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Winter Health Preparedness
Supporting the Scottish Ambulance Service over festive period.
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Pay offer for Speciality and Associate Doctors
Unions to consider package for 24/25.
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General Practitioner recruitment and retention: action plan 2024 - 2026
This plan sets out 20 measures to improve GP recruitment and retention in Scotland. Progress will be reviewed annually as we continue to improve the data available on the GP workforce.
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GP Retention Working Group: report and recommendations
Improving GP retention – recommendations from the GP Retention Working Group sets out key actions we will take to improve GP recruitment and retention in Scotland.
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iMatter Health & Social Care Staff Experience Survey 2024
Independent report by Webropol providing detailed information and analysis of staff experience in health and social care across Scotland. This report contains data from the 2024 iMatter survey.
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NHS Pay
Pay increase formally offered to Resident Doctors
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NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Framework: setting the direction for global citizenship in NHS Scotland
Sets out what global citizenship in NHS Scotland looks like, taking into account recent advances in good practice in global health and international development to maximise the mutual benefit of global health participation for patients, health workers and the health service in Scotland and overseas.
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NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme: Equality Impact Assessment Results
The EQIA for the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme has been updated. It concluded that the Programme has a positive impact on those with protected characteristics and that there are no negative impacts on people with protected characteristics working in NHS Scotland.
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National Care Service: co-design of the draft NCS charter of rights and responsibilities
The Charter of Rights and Responsibilities will set out people’s existing rights and responsibilities when accessing support through the National Care Service. It will also include information about how people can make a complaint, if their rights are not met by the National Care Service.
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National Care Service: co-design of the charter of rights and responsibilities – easy reads part one and part two
Will set out people’s existing rights and responsibilities when accessing support through the National Care Service. It will also include information about how people can make a complaint, if their rights are not met by the National Care Service.
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National Care Service: workforce charter summary of co-design findings
Our co-design work for the National Care Service has focused on different themes. Valuing the workforce is one of these themes. In our most recent work, we have been looking at ways in which a National Care Service workforce charter could support workforces to feel engaged, valued and supported.
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National Care Service - workforce charter: summary of findings - easy reads part 1 and 2
Our co-design work for the National Care Service has focused on different themes. Valuing the workforce is one of these themes. In our most recent work, we have been looking at ways in which a National Care Service workforce charter could support workforces to feel engaged, valued and supported.
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Rare diseases action plan - progress report: equality impact assessment
Published results of equality impact assessment conducted for the progress report on Scotland's action plan for rare diseases.
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Rare diseases action plan - progress report: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment carried out for the progress report on Scotland's action plan for rare diseases.
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Rare diseases action plan - progress report: Fairer Scotland duty summary
Fairer Scotland duty summary completed for the progress report on Scotland's action plan for rare diseases.
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Rare diseases action plan - progress report: business and regulatory impact assessment
Business and regulatory impact assessment carried out for the progress report on Scotland's action plan for rare diseases.
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Rare diseases action plan - progress report: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment carried out for the progress report on Scotland's action plan for rare diseases.
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Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024: national report
The report shows the results of the Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2024.
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National Mission on Drugs: annual report
Sets out the progress made between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 by national government, local government and third sector partners towards reducing drug deaths and improving the lives of those impacted by drugs in Scotland.
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Realistic Medicine - Taking Care: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland annual report 2023 to 2024
This is the Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Gregor Smith's fourth annual report, and the eighth report on Realistic Medicine. The overarching aim of Realistic Medicine is to deliver better value care for patients, and for our health and care system.
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National Care Service (NCS): How to take part in the NCS National Forum 2024 - easy read
This easy read is an overview of the National Care Service (NCS) National Forum 2024. It has information about the event and how to attend for free. The event is open to everyone.
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National Care Service: Governance and representation – seldom heard voices co-design work: Easy Read
We have been working with organisations who support people from groups and communities who often have barriers to engaging with government. This report is about findings from this work relating to the Governance and representation co-design theme.
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National Care Service: Governance and representation – seldom heard voices co-design work
We have been working with organisations who support people from groups and communities who often have barriers to engaging with government. This report is about findings from this work relating to the Governance and representation co-design theme.
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Adults with Incapacity Act (AWI Act) - proposed changes: consultation - easy read
Easy read version of the consultation seeking views on proposed changes to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The changes put the adult front and centre of the legislation, reflecting UNCRPD and the recommendations of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review
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Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: consultation
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. The changes put the adult front and centre of the legislation, reflecting UNCRPD, deprivation of liberty case law and the recommendations of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review
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National Care Service - complaints: findings summary - easy read
This report sets out findings we have gathered through research and co-design that relate to complaints and redress.
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National Care Service - information sharing to make care support better: seldom heard voices co-design findings - easy read
We have been working with organisations who support people from groups and communities who often have barriers to engaging with government. We wanted to engage with these groups as they have not been as involved as other groups in our previous co-design work.
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National Care Service - complaints co-design: findings summary
This report sets out findings we have gathered through research and co-design that relate to complaints and redress.
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National Care Service - information sharing to improve care support: seldom heard voices co-design findings
We have been working with organisations who support people from groups and communities who often have barriers to engaging with government. This report is about findings from this work relating to the Information sharing to improve social care support co-design theme.
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Health and social care: improving wellbeing and working cultures
Improving wellbeing and working cultures (IWWC), sets out our vision to enhance working cultures across our health, social care and social work workforce, through programmes of work at a national level that focus on the pillars of: wellbeing, leadership and equality.
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National Care Service Expert Legislative Advisory Group: outputs summary
Summarises the outputs from the National Care Service Expert Legislative Advisory Group (ELAG) meetings. ELAG meetings focused on the legislation around the NCS. We held these meetings in 2024.
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment - stage 1 and 2
Child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) stage 1 and 2 for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future five-year national strategy (2024 to 2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: island communities impact assessment
Island communities impact assessment (ICIA) for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: Fairer Scotland Duty summary
Fairer Scotland Duty impact assessment (FSD) summary for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: business and regulatory impact assessment
Business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future five-year national strategy (2024 to 2029).
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Genomics in Scotland strategy: equality impact assessment
Equality impact assessment (EQIA) results for the Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future - a five-year national strategy (2024-2029).
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The King’s Birthday Honours 2024 - Police, Fire and Ambulance Service
Recipients of Police, Fire and Ambulance medals in Scotland.
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New training facility for NHS Scotland workforce
State-of-the-art facilities will help to improve patient care.
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National Care Service Forum 2023: follow-up questions and answers
On 30 October 2023, we hosted our annual National Care Service (NCS) National Forum in Glasgow. Here we have collected and answered some of the questions people asked on the day.
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National Care Service Forum 2023: follow-up questions and answers - easy read
On 30 October 2023, we hosted our annual National Care Service (NCS) National Forum in Glasgow. In this easy read we have collected and answered some of the questions people asked on the day.
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Zambia Non-Communicable Diseases Programme: call for proposals
This is a call for proposals and application form aimed at organisations who would like to deliver a grant for the International Development Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Health Programme in in Zambia on behalf of the Scottish Government. The deadline for applications is 5 July 2024.
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Rwanda Non-Communicable Diseases Programme: call for proposals
This is a call for proposals and application form aimed at organisations who would like to deliver a grant to support community palliative care in Rwanda on behalf of the Scottish Government. The deadline for applications is 5 July 2024.
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Aithris Bhliadhnail air Plana Nàiseanta nan Eilean 2023
Gaelic version of the National Islands Plan annual report 2023
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Paramedic, nursing and midwifery students: support information 2024 to 2025
This booklet provides information for students on pre-registration nursing, midwifery and paramedic science degree programmes in Scotland.
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Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future Strategy Summary
A five-year national strategy.
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Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future Strategy: Implementation Plan Year One
Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future. Implementation Plan Year One 2024-2025.
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Genomic medicine strategy 2024 to 2029
Our strategy for transforming genomic medicine across Scotland from 2024 to 2029.
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Time Space Compassion in suicide prevention - practice stories - Volume 2
This the second collection of practice stories, illustrating the principles and supporting practices of Time Space Compassion - a relationship and person centred approach to suicide prevention.
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Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB): written evidence - 2024-2025 pay round
Remit letter and written evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Scottish Government for the 2024 to 2025 pay round.
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Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019: statutory guidance
This statutory guidance has been issued by the Scottish Ministers to accompany the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. The guidance will support relevant organisations in meeting requirements placed on them by the Act and relevant secondary legislation.
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National Islands Plan: annual report 2023
The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 requires that a report is presented to Parliament each year setting out the progress made towards delivery of the National Islands Plan. This report sets out progress made during the 2023 reporting year.
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Record number of junior doctors take up posts
Scotland excels in medical education and training.
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Healthcare science: strategic approach
The approach we will take to develop healthcare science in Scotland. This sets out a vision and ambitions for the profession, and also the key themes in which future work will be undertaken.
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Reduced working week for healthcare staff
Implementation of Agenda for Change recommendations.
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Child protection learning and development 2024: national framework
Framework to support multi-agency learning and development relevant to child protection in Scotland. This highlights key learning for all workforces according to the level of responsibility they have for child protection.
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Doctors and dentists in training - staff experience 2023: independent report
Independent report by Webropol providing information and analysis of staff experience for doctors and dentists in training across Scotland during 2023.
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Community Glaucoma Service: equality impact assessment
Results of the equality impact assessment undertaken in relation to the Community Glaucoma Service, a new national NHS service supporting the discharge of lower risk glaucoma and treated ocular hypertension patients from hospital, to be registered with accredited community optometrists.
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Dementia strategy: initial 2-year delivery plan - 2024 to 2026
This delivery plan sets out how Scottish Government and COSLA will work with the voices of lived experience and delivery partners to begin to realise the vision for change set out in our dementia strategy for Scotland: Everyone's Story
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NHSScotland 'Once for Scotland' workforce policies: consultation
The NHSScotland 'Once for Scotland' Workforce policies programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies). This consultation focuses on 8 refreshed workforce policies.
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Prostitution - challenging and deterring men's demand: strategic approach
Sets our our collective approach, working with stakeholders across the wider public and third sector, to challenge and deter men’s demand for prostitution and support those with experience of it.
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Women's health plan: second annual progress report - January 2024
The Women's Health Plan aims to improve health outcomes and health services for all women and girls in Scotland. This second annual report provides a summary of the progress made on delivering the Plan.
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NHSScotland - interim national menopause and menstrual health policy: equality impact assessment
This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the interim national menopause and menstrual health policy for NHSScotland.
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National Care Service Forum 2023: report - easy read
This easy read report contains findings and next steps from the National Care Service Forum 2023. The forum was held on 30 October 2023 at Glasgow Science Centre.
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National Care Service Forum 2023: report
Findings and next steps from the National Care Service Forum 2023. The forum was held on 30 October 2023 at Glasgow Science Centre.
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Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 - draft statutory guidance: consultation analysis
The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 will commence on 1 April 2024. We carried out a public consultation during June to September 2023 on the draft statutory guidance that will accompany the Act. This is an analysis of the consultation responses received.
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NHS recovery plan: progress report 2023
An annual report for 2023 setting out progress on the NHS Recovery Plan 2021to 2026.
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National Trauma Transformation Programme: Trauma-Informed Maternity Services Pathfinders - Learning Report
Commissioned as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme (NTTP), this report presents the findings from two trauma-informed maternity services pathfinder projects.
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Mapping Of Professional Qualification Routes and Continuous Professional Learning Opportunities relating to Psychological Trauma, in the Children and Families Workforce
Commissioned as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme, this research aimed to map the learner journeys of five sectors of the Children and Families workforce including School Nursing, Health Visiting, Children and Families Social Work, Residential Childcare and Secure Care.
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Preparing for Emergencies Guidance
This guidance provides advice, considerations, and support from a strategic lens for Health Boards to effectively prepare for emergencies in compliance with relevant legislation.
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Business continuity: strategic guidance for NHS health boards
This guidance focuses on the strategic high level aspects of business continuity management which allows for local interpretation on how each health board in Scotland delivers at an operational level to suit their business needs.
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Health & Social Care Staff Experience Survey 2023
Independent report by Webropol providing detailed information and analysis of staff experience in health and social care across Scotland during 2023
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NHSScotland maternity policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment record prepared for the NHSScotland maternity policy.
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NHSScotland retirement policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland retirement policy.
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NHSScotland conduct policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland conduct policy.
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NHSScotland parental leave policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessments (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland parental leave policy.
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NHSScotland breastfeeding policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland breastfeeding policy.
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NHSScotland adoption, fostering and kinship policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland adoption, fostering and kinship policy.
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NHSScotland flexible work location policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland flexible work location policy.
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NHSScotland special leave policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland special leave policy.
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NHSScotland capability policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland capability policy.
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NHSScotland grievance policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland grievance policy.
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NHSScotland workforce policies investigation process: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for NHSScotland workforce policies investigation process.
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NHSScotland bullying and harassment policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for NHSScotland bullying and harassment Policy.
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NHSScotland flexible work pattern policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland flexible work pattern policy.
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NHSScotland career break policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for the NHSScotland career break policy.
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NHSScotland shared maternity and shared adoption policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) record prepared for NHSScotland shared maternity and shared adoption policy
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NHSScotland attendance policy: equality impact assessment
National equality impact assessments were undertaken as part of the policy development process to refresh the extant NHSScotland Partnership Information Network (PIN) workforce policies. This report summarises key findings from the equality impact assessment (EQIA) prepared for the NHSScotland attendance policy.
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Mental health and wellbeing : workforce action plan 2023-2025
Mental health and wellbeing workforce action plan setting out out how Scottish Government and COSLA will progress a range of activity to address key workforce issues.
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Health and social care: winter preparedness plan 2023-2024
This winter plan represents a whole system approach to responding to a surge in demand for health and social care services and sets out the actions to help relieve pressure points across the system. The measures outlined are applicable throughout the year when we may face increased pressures.
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Becoming a skilled worker visa sponsor: guide for GP practices
Guidance designed for General Practices in Scotland looking to becoming host visa sponsors to support International Medical Graduates working in Scotland.
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Value based health and care: action plan
Sets out the actions to support health and care colleagues practise Realistic Medicine and deliver value based health and care, by focusing on outcomes that matter to people, optimising use of health and care resources, and contributing to a more sustainable health and care system.
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Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland
Review report and recommendations from the Independent Review of Audiology Services in NHS Scotland. The Review was announced by the Scottish Government in January 2022 in the context of failings in the standards of care provided in the NHS Lothian Paediatrics Services.
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Pay offer to Junior Doctors accepted
Agreement will see largest Junior Doctor pay investment for 20 years.
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Increased fees for NHS dentists
Improved payment system to expand services.
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Record medical trainee recruitment levels
New starts will begin training this August.
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Pay deal agreed
Industrial action suspended.
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Health Secretary marks 75th anniversary of the NHS
Staff thanked for their efforts and dedication.
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Record pay award for NHS workers
Biggest pay uplift since devolution for senior medical and dental staff.
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Resilience committee to discuss potential junior doctors’ industrial action
SGoRR will meet on Monday to consider contingency planning options.
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Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 - draft statutory guidance: consultation
This consultation is on the statutory guidance that will be issued by the Scottish Ministers to accompany the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. The guidance will support relevant organisations in meeting requirements placed on them by the Act and relevant secondary legislation.
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The King’s Birthday Honours 2023 – Police, Fire and Ambulance Service
Recipients of Police, Fire and Ambulance medals in Scotland.
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NHS Scotland overseas recruitment
800 additional staff join workforce.
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Allied Health Professions: disclosure guidance
Guidance for anyone supporting individuals with criminal convictions and mental health conditions/learning disabilities into work, volunteering or education by providing the necessary knowledge, resources and guidance on the disclosure process.
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Paramedic, nursing and midwifery students 2023 to 2024: support
This booklet provides information for students on pre-registration nursing, midwifery and paramedic science degree programmes in Scotland.
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International recruitment of health and social care personnel: code of practice - March 2023 (revised)
Revision of the Scottish code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel.
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NHS pay rise delivered in April
Agenda for Change pay offer accepted by trade unions.
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Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration 2023 to 2024: Scottish evidence
Written evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Scottish Government for the 2023 to 2024 pay round.
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Doctors and dentists in training - staff experience 2022: independent report
Independent report by Webropol providing information and analysis of staff experience for doctors and dentists in training across Scotland during 2022.
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Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce
Building a sustainable and skilled workforce.
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Record Pay offer to NHS AfC staff
£568 million for Agenda for Change (AfC) pay deal in 2023/24.
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Boosting the social care workforce
Campaign aims to help fill vacant posts.
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Record medical training posts filled
Highest numbers since records began.
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Two years of Covid-19 vaccines.
Health Secretary thanks staff for their “incredible efforts”.
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NHS staff offered record high pay rise
Average uplift of 7.5% the highest offer in the UK.
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Call for more funding for NHS pay
Joint letter to UK Government.
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Expanding Scotland’s medical workforce
Investment to create 152 extra doctor training places.
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Record pay offer for NHS staff
All NHS workers offered £2,205 pay rise.
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Record recruitment to the ambulance service
More than 500 have joined since 2021.
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Preparing the NHS for Winter
More than £600 million to support services.
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Number of hospital operations increases
More procedures carried out by NHS.
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Pausing asymptomatic Covid-19 testing
Change will come into effect at the end of the month.
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National Care Service - Lived Experience Experts Panel and Stakeholder Register: privacy notice - easy read
Easy read version of a privacy notice, explaining how we will use and protect your data in the Lived Experience Experts Panel and National Care Service Stakeholder Register.
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Facemasks no longer recommended in social care
Guidance relaxed in line with latest clinical advice.
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Retiring NHS staff helped to return to workplace
Support to extend careers as service recovers from pandemic.
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Pay increase for medical and dental staff
4.5% pay award for NHS workers.
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NHS receives George Cross
Nurse accepts honour on behalf of NHS Scotland.
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Medical trainee recruitment success
Fill rate hits 95%.
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Increase in dentist appointments
Easing of restrictions see thousands more patients seen.
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Protecting health and care workers
Timetable announced for safe staffing legislation.
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Record pay deal for NHS Scotland staff
NHS Agenda for Change workers offered 5% pay rise.
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NHS Scotland recruitment boost
Additional healthcare staff and international nurses join NHS workforce
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Carrick Glen hospital bought by NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Facility to become new National Treatment Centre.
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Strokes: progressive stroke pathway
The progressive stroke pathway, produced by the National Advisory Committee for Stroke (NACS), sets out a vision of what progressive stroke care in Scotland should comprise.
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Apprenticeships key to supporting NHS
Delivering quality workforce.
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Dental services for all
Revised arrangements will reward dentists for seeing more NHS patients.
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NHS workforce at new record high
Staff levels increase for ten consecutive years.
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Looking after social work and social care staff
New £1 million fund for workforce wellbeing.
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Placements help pandemic response
Around 12,000 students support healthcare delivery.
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Expansion to NHS 24
New call centre to support non-emergency healthcare needs
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Staff joining social care to have fees waived
SSSC registration and PVG checks to be funded.
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Increasing mental health support in GP practices
Funding to reach £40 million a year.
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Help for NHS during most difficult winter
Measures to support remote treatment.
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Action to focus Test and Protect on those at highest risk
Priority given to essential workers and those most at risk.
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COVID-19 cases on 28 December 2021
Breakdown of daily figures over the festive break.
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Request for additional military personnel approved
Support to help manage growing pressures.
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Nursing and midwifery student intake
New trainee numbers double in last decade.
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Health Secretary festive message to workforce
Heartfelt gratitude to health, social care and social work staff.
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Advice on visiting care homes and hospitals
Visits to people in hospital and care homes to continue with additional measures of protection.
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Boosting support for the vaccination programme
Request for additional military personnel approved.
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Professor Alex McMahon appointed Chief Nursing Officer
Health Secretary hails “excellent leadership.”
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Social care staff urged to get booster
Support available to ensure care workers can get vaccines and boosters.
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Record £18 billion for health and social care
Budget focus on pandemic recovery.
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New Plan for endoscopy and urology
£70 million to ensure faster diagnosis.
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General Practice support over Winter and beyond
£30 million will help support more face-to-face appointments.
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Contact tracing workforce safeguarded
£33.1 million to retain over 500 posts.
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New guidance for A&E departments
Delivering the right care in the right place for patients.
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More measures to improve A&E waiting times
Further £10 million winter funding for NHS.
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Increasing vaccination capacity
Military to support national Autumn/Winter vaccination programme.
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Expanding Scotland’s medical workforce
£32 million for 139 additional trainee doctors.
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Additional funding to tackle COVID-19
£482 million for pandemic costs.
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NHS Scotland Academy
£9 million to enhance health workforce.
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Caring for those who care for us
Wellbeing support for staff in health and social care.
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Improving working conditions for junior doctors
48 hour working week remains the long term goal post-pandemic.
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Over £300 million new winter investment for health and care
Record winter funding package to help increase NHS and social care capacity this winter.
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Almost 300 extra ambulance staff being recruited
Additional service resources after £20 million investment.
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NHS Recovery Plan
More than £1 billion to improve care and tackle backlog.
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NHS medical and dental staff awarded 3% pay rise
Recognition of efforts during pandemic means workers continue to be best paid in UK.
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Senior health appointments
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officers announced.
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More staff to bolster Test and Protect
Health Secretary says changes are working.
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£10,000 bursary for paramedic students
Support scheme to be introduced this year.
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Social care Personal Assistants to receive £500 payment
Dedicated portal to reach last group of social care workers.
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Remobilising NHS dentists
£5 million to help meet safety standards and see more patients.
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Accelerating the vaccination programme
Military to help increase number of appointments.
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NHS staffing reaches record high
Over 150,000 workers now employed.
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Pay rise for NHS workers
Increase of 4% to be implemented.
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Advanced nursing practice - transforming nursing roles: phase two
Follow-up paper to the Transforming Roles paper on Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP) published in December 2017.
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Pay rise for NHS Scotland staff
Uplift for Agenda for Change health workers.
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Fair pay for social care workers
Staff to be paid at least the Real Living Wage.
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More mental health workers recruited
Improving access to dedicated professionals.
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Nursing and midwifery student numbers to increase
Mental health focus to support pandemic recovery.
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Specialist support for health and social care staff
Confidential mental health workforce service.
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NHS staff interim pay rise
Increase for 154,000 Agenda for Change health workers.
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Support for dental students
Bursary available for those who need to repeat a year.
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One million people vaccinated
Milestone reached as programme continues to pick up pace.
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Vaccine programme exceeds expectations
786,427 people have received first dose.
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Community testing to begin in Fife
Next asymptomatic test site to open from Wednesday.
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Mental health support for health and social care staff
Frontline workers to get specialist help.
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Vaccines reach 113,459 people
Roll-out continues across Scotland.
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Community testing to be introduced from January
Targeted approach planned for high prevalence areas.
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New app to support Covid vaccine rollout
Vaccinators can use the tool in any healthcare setting.
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Staff ready to administer COVID-19 vaccine
First Minister visits vaccination centre.
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Health and Social Care staff reflect on impact of Covid-19 pandemic
Survey reveals pride in service and achievements, despite challenges
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£500 bonus for health and social care staff
Pandemic workforce thanked for their service.
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Supporting health and social care staff
Key workers are using National Wellbeing Hub.
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More support for medical specialties
£8.5 million for additional trainees in pandemic response.
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PPE Action Plan
Ensuring protection for those who need it.
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Clinical and scientific review of testing
Testing capacity on track to reach 65,000.
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Medical degrees at the University of St. Andrews
Bill to remove archaic legislative prohibition.
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Recruitment rates for future medics
Specialist medical trainee places are 97% full.
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Adapting NHS resources to respond to COVID-19
More than 300 patients treated at NHS Louisa Jordan.
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NHS pay award for medical and dental staff
Health Secretary announces a pay award of 2.8% backdated to 1 April 2020.
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More mental health support for health and social care staff
New helpline will provide round the clock service.
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NHS Louisa Jordan to help health service recovery
Hospital will support planned non-COVID healthcare and staff training.
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Enhanced safety for health and social care staff
Routine testing of workforce extended as more services resume.
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Remobilisation of NHS Dental services
Urgent care to be made widely available.
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Restarting more health services
Careful resumption of paused services.
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Supporting Scotland’s social care workers
Plans for death in service cover and enhancements to statutory sick pay.
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Unique support for health and social care
New resources for staff, carers, volunteers and their families.
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Increase in PPE production
Expansion of Scottish manufacturing of gowns.
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Testing expansion
Target reached as capacity increases.
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Health and social care support
Thousands come forward to help in COVID-19 emergency.
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Securing vital COVID-19 supplies for Scotland
Offers of help from more than 1,600 businesses and individuals.
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Pay rise for social care staff
Immediate wage increase and sick pay provision.
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Protecting the social care workforce
Joint statement on PPE guidance.
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Nursing and midwifery students step up to join coronavirus workforce
Thousands offer their skills to support response.
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Funding for community pharmacies
£5.5m to ease coronavirus pressures.
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Coronavirus support from returning staff and students
Health Secretary’s ‘thank you’ to those supporting the NHS.
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Protecting our frontline staff
Updated PPE guidance issued for health and social care workers.
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Protection for health and social care staff
Improved distribution system for vital equipment.
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COVID-19 testing to get key workers back to work
Household members with symptoms to be tested.
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Supporting coronavirus key workers
Further guidance to employers published.
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Emergency coronavirus powers
UK Coronavirus Bill supported by MSPs.
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New NHS 24 arrangements for coronavirus
Patients with concerns about symptoms advised to dial 111 if they need help.
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Childcare provision for key workers
Criteria provided to local authorities to determine local need.
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£320 million package of support for businesses
Immediate action in response to COVID-19.
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Improving NHS workplace culture
Whistleblowers given a voice.
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Satisfaction remains high amongst health and social care staff
Results of staff experience survey published.
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EU citizens encouraged to stay in Scotland
Health Secretary urges EU nationals to continue to work in Scotland’s NHS.
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Strengthening NHS leadership
Building capacity and increasing support.
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Supporting rural GPs
Health Secretary accepts recommendations.
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Sustainable health and social care services
UK’s first integrated workforce plan published.
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Attracting more people into frontline healthcare
Rise in number of people training to be GPs.
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Changes to protect NHS staff
Action on pensions to maintain services.
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Strengthening the hospital workforce
70 extra frontline medical trainees.
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NHS Scotland winter funding
Targeting seasonal pressures.
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More posts for trainee doctors
Funding for Foundation Training.
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Rise in medical trainee recruitment
Fill rates are up 4% on last year.
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Protecting frontline health services
Scottish Government to meet cost of NHS employer pension changes.
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Safe NHS staffing law passed
Health And Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill passes Stage 3.
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Maternity Care Survey 2018
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Increase in mental health workforce
Progress towards 800 additional workers in key settings.
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£50m support for GP practices
Help to make general practice more attractive.
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More support for student nurses and midwives
First Minister confirms bursary will rise to £10,000 by 2020.
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Retired nurses and midwives to share knowledge in new mentor role
Newly qualified nurses and midwives will receive mentoring from recently retired NHS staff.
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9% pay rise for NHS workers
Scottish health service staff get UK’s most generous pay deal.
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Fast-track midwife education
Funding to ensure more midwives across the north of Scotland.
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Transforming nursing, midwifery and health professions roles: introduction
The first in a series of brief papers on the Transforming Roles programme focuses on the background, policy context and education framework.