College publishes workforce solutions paper

22 Nov 2021

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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and Glasgow has published its Scottish Medical Workforce Solutions Paper, providing recommendations to address the ongoing workforce challenges within NHS Scotland.

The paper reviews current key issues and outlines a series of meaningful, realistic, and achievable actions to be considered across three strands: planning, supply and retention.

Commenting on its publication, President of the College, Professor Jackie Taylor, said:

“It’s no secret that Covid-19 has placed unrelenting pressures on an already fractured healthcare system. However, these challenges existed long before the pandemic – staff shortages and excessive workloads are nothing new. The workforce is in crisis and the urgency in the need to address this cannot be overstated.

“As an organisation, we have carried out research to identify and understand the core challenges faced by those working in the healthcare sector to address how we can best respond to these core imbalances. Our ambition is to establish meaningful, realistic and achievable solutions leading the way to a ‘healthier’, health service for the benefit and value of everyone.”

Category: Workforce