The Scottish Government
Monday, 3 July, 2017

This Scottish Government consultation seeks views on what is meant by safe and effective staffing; the requirement on Health Boards to apply the workforce and workload tools consistency; and the requirement on Health Boards to apply the tools in conjunction with professional judgement, local context and quality measures.

The College agrees with the proposal to introduce a statutory requirement to apply evidence based workload and workforce planning methodology and tools across Scotland, although there are some concerns as to the applicability of these in small hospitals or remote and rural settings.