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I have lots of families that have nothing at the moment because there is no flexibility. We will move on to some questions from Willie Rennie. 10:00 I will start with a question to Wendy Brownlie about funding and pay rates for staff.
This funding is supporting capacity increase CAMHS workforce capacity building now while we develop a new workforce plan. cannot wait for the new mental health workforce plan as currently We are supporting sustainable growth across the workforce, including providing funding to enable the recruitment of: timetabled. 800 additional Mental Health Workers to A&Es, GP practices, police station custody suites, and prisons. 1,000 additional staff to ensure that every GP practice has access to a multi-disciplinary mental health and wellbeing service by 2026.
Some councils are committing reserves to financial sustainability funds or budget support funds to cushion the impact of known financial challenges in the years ahead or committing reserves to help fund transformation, potential workforce reconfiguration or pay settlements.
Some councils are committing reserves to financial sustainability funds or budget support funds to cushion the impact of known financial challenges in the years ahead or committing reserves to help fund transformation, potential workforce reconfiguration or pay settlements.
FAIR WORK AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR Family friendly and flexible working 251- The Committee recommends that the Scottish Government, in considering its workforce planning for the devolved public sector, takes into account the desirability of flexible working and predictable shif...
The Scottish Government's national health and social care workforce plan: part three notes that Boards will be expected to maintain and develop a resilient out of hours service that builds on the recommendations of the OoH report and on the work on improving health and social care service resilience over public holid...
The nursing workforce has seen a decrease to 20% over 55 and medical staff currently reporting at 14% Current workforce planning risks and challenges include continued workforce pressures and competing demands whilst ensuring the health and well-being of our staff; significant recruitment challenges combined with challenges in workforce supply; an ageing workforce in specific professions; national shortage of some specialist posts; supplementary staffing spend (anticipated to improve with the medical staff bank and close scrutiny of bank and agency spend); creating a consistent approach to succession planning across NHS Grampian and identifying critical roles across the organisation to ensure there is appropriate development available. 5.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria will be used to assess applications to the FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund. The FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund is designed to be responsive to the needs of levy-paying employers in Scotland.
Last year, for example, SOSE provided £6.9 million of funding to SMEs in the south. By providing investment, expertise and mentoring to businesses, SOSE will continue to develop the economic potential of the region.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2023