Question reference: S5W-35588
- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 26 February 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of the WHO Expert Advisory Group’s publication of a review of the Global Code of Practice in May 2020.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to ethical recruitment and protecting the healthcare systems of developing countries. That is why we have published a Scottish Code of Practice on 26 February 2021, in response to the review by the World Health Organisation. It will set out updated principles and practices for the ethical recruitment of health and social care personnel. The Scottish Code of Practice will adhere to the common aims, objectives and guiding principles as set out in the revised UK Code of Practice, but will reflect the different organisational structure within Scotland. Work is underway with NHS Boards to co-produce a model to manage international recruitment in the future. This new NHS Scotland recruitment centre will undertake an advisory role with Boards to ensure that recruitment is aligned with the aims of the Code of Practice.