Information & Intelligence Meeting - 7th September 2004
Attendees:
Lynn Anderson, Shazia Ashraf, Andy Carter, David Knowles, Joan Jamieson, Jenny Bodie, Dr Mary-Anne Lumsden
Main Points raised in meeting:
A clear picture of the current workforce in Scotland is needed however there is still a great deal of uncertainty of how the data will be captured, stored and then used.
How to overcome the problem of staff/patients not providing data regarding ethnicity, sexuality etc. An explanation is required as to why this information is needed therefore enabling staff/patients to feel comfortable in providing their personal details.
Everyone in recruitment should have equal opportunities training - possibly be made mandatory? Current picture of training and recruitment has to be developed.
Further information is needed on the number of international medical students studying and in training and the number of doctors that are returning home.
It was mentioned that the SWISS project does not show much on training.
Further information is required about the progress of the SWISS project - what is the timeline? What information is not easily accessible? What further information can be added to the core data set?
GP's, Opticians, Pharmacists, Dentists - Are these professionals and their staff included in the SWISS project?
SWISS and WoNuG are currently working on data collection however social class data has not been targeted. Questions were raised as how to measure social class?
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