This whole systems approach to integrated workforce planning will provide coherent and structured arrangements for addressing the workforce aspects of all services, including the maternity services framework.An action plan will be issued to reflect the feedback gained from the Workforce Development Action Day held on 15 April and to set out a critical path for creating a robust workforce development function, which integrates workforce planning with service planning across all services in NHSScotland.In the meantime, a short-life expert group on maternity services has been convened to determine a model specification for the provision of acute maternity services.