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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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SPICe briefing255.1KB pdf posted 01 March 2022

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