Safe and Effective Staffing in Health and Social Care - Scotland

The Scottish Government proposals set out in the consultation document focus intentionally on the application of evidence based approaches to nursing and midwifery workload and workforce planning as there is already a validated framework, methodology and suite of planning tools that are mandated for use in NHS Scotland as part of Local Delivery Planning. However, the consultation seeks views on extending this approach when methodologies are developed.

You can read our original letter to the Cabinet Secretary regarding proposed legislation on safe nursing staffing levels in Scotland.