Introduction
Policy issues relating to the NHSScotland workforce are handled by the Human Resources Directorate of the Scottish Executive's Health Department.
The Directorate has two main areas of responsibility:
1. The development of workforce policy and related implementation strategies to ensure that NHSScotland is able to meet the requirements agreed in the Health White Paper Partnership for Care.
2. The development of other key targets concerning planning, education, recruitment, reward, retention, development and support of NHSScotland staff.
The HR Directorate works closely with NHSScotland. In partnership with the leaders of NHS Boards, trades unions and professional organisations, its role is to develop and support delivery of workforce policies and ensure that the right outcomes are achieved at national, regional and local levels.
Working with colleagues within the Health Department, across the wider Executive and in other UK Health Departments, it provides advice and guidance to Ministers. It also provides guidance and direction to NHSScotland employers as required.
The Directorate has primary responsibility to hold NHSScotland employers to account over the delivery of the Staff Governance Standard ( www.show.scot.nhs.uk). The mechanism for this is via the Annual Review process, as established in legislation through the NHS Reform (Scotland) Act 2004.
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