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It reported that:
The roll out of funding to Health Boards has been in progress from the start of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Programme Board in 2019 with initial developmentfunding to two Health Boards in the North of Scotland.
Participants also raised concerns about budgeting and funding for SDS. They perceived growing difficulties as a result of SDS budgets failing to keep pace with increasing demand and demographic changes.
Last year we funded: Flexibility Works with £94,850 to support and promote the development of flexible and family friendly workplaces; and Timewise with £167,070 in 2021/22 to support delivery of their ‘A Fair, Flexible Work Programme for Scotland’.
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
21 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the open letter sent to MSPs from over 120 colleges, businesses and trade unions, on 5 February, urgently asking for the reinstatement of the FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund...
On 10 February 2023, NHS Lothian was de-escalated to Stage 2, recognising the significant progress the Board had made towards the BAA’s recommendations. WorkforceWorkforce Planning - NHS Lothian has developed a 3-year Workforce Plan to help us address the workforce challenges that we face in delivering against our strategic priorities and in sustaining our diverse workforce.
The Scottish Government has provided new recurring funding of £1 million to develop capacity within recruitment teams to support international recruitment.
Disruption to Childcare and Employability Services
Delays in funding impede the delivery of critical services, such as childcare and paid placements, that enable parental workforce participation.
Current and partners should Support in the Right Direction funded projects have 6 work together to month extension to Sept 2018; applications are review what currently open for a new round of funding to run Oct independent 2018-March 2021.