NHSScotland 'Once for Scotland' managing health at work workforce policies
Overview
The ‘Once for Scotland’ Workforce Policies Programme is designed to review and transform existing workforce policies (previously known as Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies) in line with our vision:
‘Once for Scotland Workforce policies will promote NHSScotland as a modern, exemplar employer; showcasing our core values, and promoting consistent employment policy and practice that supports the implementation of the Staff Governance Standard and effective recruitment and retention.’
This consultation paper covers the suite of policies within the Managing Health At Work Pin refresh:
- alcohol and other substances
- smoking and vaping
- work-related violence and aggression
- work-related stress
- work-related driving
- manual handling
- lone working
- workplace biological and chemical hazard
The Interim National Menopause and Menstrual Health Policy for NHSScotland, which was published in October 2023, has been incorporated in the refreshed National Menopause and Menstrual Health Policy.
The Interim National Arrangements for Adverse Weather, which was published in October 2019, has been incorporated in the refreshed Adverse Weather Policy.
Read the consultation paper. The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding.
Consultation questions preview
The consultation questions are included here for your reference. Please click 'Begin consultation' at the bottom of this page to proceed.
- Do you feel there are any gaps in the policy?
- Do you feel there are any gaps in the proposed list of supporting documents?
- Do you have any other comments to make on the policy?
- Do you have any views on the potential impacts of this policy on equalities groups?
Useful information about responding to this consultation
As you complete your response, each page will provide the option to 'Save and come back later' at the bottom. This means you can save your progress and return to the consultation at any time before it closes. If you don't use this feature and leave the consultation midway through, your response will be lost.
Once you have submitted your response, you can enter your email address to get a pdf copy of your answers sent to you.
On the 'About You' page at the end of this consultation, organisations will have the opportunity to tell us more about their work and/or how their response was informed.
After the consultation has closed there will be a few months delay before any responses are published. This is because we must check any responses to be published abide by our Terms of Use.
An analysis report will usually be published some months after the consultation has closed. This report will summarise the findings based on all responses submitted. It will be published on the Scottish Government website and you may be notified about it if you choose to share your email address with us. You can also join our consulation mailing list where we regularly list newly published analysis reports (as well as new consultations).
Why your views matter
This consultation follows engagement with subject matter experts and partnership approval and gives us further opportunity to consider as many views as possible when finalising our ‘Once for Scotland’ workforce policies.
What is included within the consultation?
The consultation focuses on the managing health at work suite of policies. Each policy includes the following sections:
- aim
- scope (who it applies to and what can be raised under the policy)
- definitions
- roles and responsibilities (specific to the policy and in addition to standard roles and responsibilities which underpin all NHSScotland workforce policies)
- procedure
The policy references supporting documents, each with a descriptor on what this entails, for your consideration.
Please note: supporting documents are not part of the consultation. These will be drafted following the consultation when responses have been analysed and the policy is developed in a final draft.
Standard sections that apply to all policies, for example, principles and values, employee support, roles and responsibilities are available on the NHSScotland Workforce Policies website.
The questions set out in the consultation seek to understand if the refreshed policies reflect our vision for NHSScotland workforce policies, and to identify any gaps in the policies or proposed supporting documents. The consultation also includes an equalities section to gather views on the potential impacts of each policy on protected characteristics equalities groups.
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