HSP – Monitoring and development of staffing tools: October 2024

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Document Type

HSP recommendations

Improvement support

Summary

We recommended to Scottish Ministers the revision of the community nursing staffing level tools. The changes to the tools will include a recommended staffing level output (Whole Time Equivalent). This will help to support NHS Scotland staff to workforce plan. The recommendations are in line with duties outlined in the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. The tools affected are:

  • Community nursing
  • Community children’s and children’s specialist nurse
  • Clinical nurse specialists

The recommendations paper to Scottish Ministers was produced by the Healthcare Staffing Programme. It outlines the detail of how we undertook the work and the evidence to support the recommendations.

These are technical documents designed to be used by specialist staff. If you need further information on the tools, contact his.hsp@nhs.scot