Policy responses and statements

Name of organisation:

Scottish Government: Health Workforce Planning and Development

Name of policy document:

Reshaping the Medical Workforce in Scotland: consultation on specialty training numbers, 2013 and beyond

Deadline for response:

31 August 2012

Background: The Scottish Government sent the College the fourth annual consultation document regarding the future establishment of medical training programmes in Scotland.

This process forms part of the Scottish Government’s strategic policy of moving to a health service predominantly delivered by trained doctors and to reduce the reliance on trainees for front-line service delivery (the Reshaping Medical Workforce Project).

Following the consultation, the Reshaping Project Board will make final recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary for decisions this autumn.

Download Reshaping the Medical Workforce in Scotland: consultation on specialty training numbers, 2013 and beyond RESPONSE as a .pdf

Copies of this response are available from:

Lesley Lockhart,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JQ.

Tel: 0131 225 7324 ext 608
Fax: 0131 220 3939

[4 September 2012]