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Time For Doctors campaign launched in Scotland
The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has launched the Our Time For Doctors campaign to better prepare the medical workforce for the challenges the NHS in Scotland faces.
Acknowledging that the NHS in Scotland faces a number of challenges, not least a population living with multiple long-term health conditions, the college stresses that it is essential that evidence-based approaches are taken to support workforce planning along with reassessment of the size and structure of the consultant workforce taking account of such changes as the rise of part-time working, extended working, and the needs of an ageing population.
The new campaign explores three core ideas: training, retaining and valuing staff.
The college says that the NHS workforce in Scotland must be supported with an increased number of medical school places, as well as retain the experience, skills and knowledge of doctors at every level, from trainees to senior consultants. Furthermore, at a time when doctors are under greater professional pressures, they must be made to feel valued. The college is now backing a review of the amenities and services available to the medical workforce, including wellbeing and mental health support.
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