Dr Susan Ross, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, features in Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s (HIS) latest podcast episode.
The podcast explores how NHS boards have been preparing for the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 and what the new legislation means for patients and healthcare professionals working on the ground.
The act came into force on 1 April 2024, setting out requirements for safe staffing across all health and care services in Scotland.
The legislation places a duty on health boards and care services to ensure appropriate staffing levels are in place across the sectors. It also exists to ensure that health and care staff are appropriately trained for the work they perform.
Published on Monday 6 May 2024, HIS’s latest podcast episode explores how NHS boards have been preparing for the new act and what the new legislation means for patients and healthcare professionals working on the ground.
To find out more about the new act, HIS’s podcast hosts, Leona Armstrong and Stephen Ferguson spoke to Dr Ross, as well as Caroline Craig, Associate Director, Healthcare Staffing and Care Assurance, Healthcare Staffing Programme, Natalie Buchanan, an Advanced Speech and Language Therapist at NHS Fife and Kate Patience-Quate who is NHS Highland’s Deputy Nurse Director.
You can listen to the podcast here and it is also available on usual podcast platforms.
