NHSScotland Staff Governance Standard (4th Edition)

Appendix 1: Key Publications and Useful Links

At the time of publication, the key policy documents which complement the implementation of the Staff Governance Framework include:

• The Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHSScotland, the Scottish Government, May 2010
• Achieving Sustainable Quality in Scotland's Healthcare: A '20:20' Vision Strategic Narrative, October 2011
• A Force for Improvement: the Workforce Response to Better Health, Better Care, the Scottish Government, January 2009
• Safe and Well at Work: Occupational Health and Safety Framework for NHSScotland, the Scottish Government, March 2011
• Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan, the Scottish Government, December 2007
• Partnership Information Network (PIN) Policies
• Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011, Healthcare Principles
  (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/5/schedule)

This list is not exhaustive. It is expected that, as other national strategies which complement the Staff Governance Standard are developed, they too will be implemented.

Some useful links include:

Staff Governance: www.staffgovernance.scot.nhs.uk
Scottish Government: www.scotland.gov.uk
Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW): www.show.scot.nhs.uk