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The staff transferring from NES into PSD Scotland will continue to take forward work on behalf of NHS Scotland to support more coherent workforce planning, better alignment between training capacity and service need, clearer and more flexible career pathways, and improved retention supported by consistent access to development opportunities.
They highlighted work undertaken with their members – ‘Urgent Action for 2 Urgent Times’ . 2 Urgent Action for Urgent Times: A winter manifesto 6 Leonard Cheshire set out the role funding of the sector has in providing quality of care: “Funding is, of course, critical to workforce planning.
They highlighted work undertaken with their members – ‘Urgent Action for 2 Urgent Times’ . 2 Urgent Action for Urgent Times: A winter manifesto 6 Leonard Cheshire set out the role funding of the sector has in providing quality of care: “Funding is, of course, critical to workforce planning.
Similarly, in the civil service, “the size of the workforce will need to reduce over time”, with the exception of areas where there are new developments and policies.
This is reflected in the policy intention which takes a ‘Funding Follows the Child Approach.’ The Committee heard that private providers were able to offer greater flexibility than local authority run settings in terms of hours of provision.
Additionally, the establishment of an infused revenue stream for heritage-based assets can provide the opportunity to fund more local projects and reduce the stress of current grant-based funding.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 November 2025
The Scottish Government should provide funding to the Third Sector for the development of platforms and community services that will allow for free, evidence-based self-help resources to be available to everyone in Scotland.