The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2019. The work was paused to allow everyone to focus efforts on the Covid-19 pandemic. The Act will now come into force on 1 April 2024. The Act is applicable to all health and care staff in Scotland.
The Safe Staffing Programme team works in collaboration with service providers, people who experience care, relatives, representation groups and other key stakeholders. Our vision is for care services in Scotland to have the right people, in the right place, with the right skills at the right time working to ensure people experience the best health and care outcomes.
We wanted to advise you about the Safe Staffing Programmes approach for the next two months. We will reduce and consolidate appointments as we advance towards the implementation of the Health and Care Staffing (Scotland) Act 2019 (HCSSA).
Our small team of advisors will complete guidance, current pilots, analyse data and finalise reports. On conclusion of this work, we will be able to make recommendations to Scottish Ministers to inform guidance and the programmes future activity.
To ensure we continue to support and raise awareness across the sector, we have arranged countdown webinars and regional face to face events. This will provide continued support to registered care services with access to current and any new information.
Please click here to visit the hub for further information on how to book for these events.
This means we will have reduced capacity to undertake additional learning events or meetings outside of the planned events. However, following implementation of the HCSSA on 1 April we will be able to confirm the objectives for the SSP for the next 12 months and respond to any outstanding requests.
We appreciate your support and cooperation as we plan how best to remain connected to prepare the sector.