Scotland’s new staffing plan is criticised for failing to tackle retention problems

Plans to plug critical gaps in the health and social care workforce in Scotland through a series of new measures could be undone because of a serious omission, doctors’ leaders have warned.

A new workforce strategy announced by the Scottish government focuses on recruitment and training to deliver sustainable staffing levels but devotes little attention to policies that can help to retain existing staff.1 Bernie Scott, deputy chair of BMA Scotland said, “It takes a long time to train doctors—yet at the moment we face the pressing risk of losing more and more of …