PE1890: Find solutions to recruitment and training challenges for rural healthcare in Scotland
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to find ways for localised training, recruiting and retaining healthcare staff in difficult to recruit positions in Scotland.
Petitioner: Maria Aitken on behalf of Caithness Health Action Team
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 19 August 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
Committee meetings
3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to NHS Highland. It also agreed to consider this petition alongside PE1845 at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 3 November 2021
4 May 2022: The Committee agreed to invite the Petitioner to provide evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 4 May 2022
8 June 2022: The Committee took evidence from petitioner Maria Aitken and agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 8 June 2022
15 June 2022: The Committee agreed to refer the petition to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, in the context of that committee’s wider consideration of health inequalities.
Official Report of Meeting 15 June 2022
Written Submissions
PE1890/A: Scottish Government submission of 17 September 2021
PE1890/B: Petitioner submission of 27 September 2021
PE1890/C: Edward Mountain MSP submission of 2 November 2021
PE1890/D: NHS Highland submission of 15 February 2022
PE1890/E: Edward Mountain MSP submission of 3 May 2022 (53.6KB, pdf)
PE1890/F: Edward Mountain MSP submission of 1 June 2022 (71.8KB, pdf)
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Consideration
Committee Meetings
25 October 2022: The Committee considered the following petitions—PE1915: Reinstate Caithness County Council and Caithness NHS Board. The Committee agreed to close the petition. PE1845: Agency to advocate for the healthcare needs of rural Scotland; PE1890: Find solutions to recruitment and training challenges for rural healthcare in Scotland; and PE1924: Complete an emergency in-depth review of Women's Health services in Caithness & Sutherland. The Committee agreed to write to rural health boards seeking evidence on the issues raised within the petitions before inviting the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to give oral evidence to the Committee.
Official Report of Meeting 25 October 2022
17 January 2023: The Committee took evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. The Committee agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 17 January 2023
Written Submissions
PE1890/G: NHS Borders submission of 1 December 2022 (125KB, pdf)
PE1890/H: NHS Western Isles submission of 2 December 2022 (170.7KB, pdf)
PE1890/I: NHS Highland submission of 5 December 2022 (160.2KB, pdf)
PE1890/J: NHS Grampian submission of 6 December 2022 (82.6KB, pdf)
PE1890/K: NHS Ayrshire and Arran submission of 8 December 2022 (86.7KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2022
PE1890/L: NHS Dumfries and Galloway submission of 16 January 2023 (74.8KB, pdf) posted 17 January 2023