Ministerial Scottish Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce: report and recommended actions

Contributors and acknowledgements

Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce

Chair: Humza Yousaf (February - March 2023), Michael Matheson (March 2023 - February 2024), Neil Gray (February 2024 to date)

Members: Liz Airns, Anne Armstrong (from Apr 2024), Serena Barnatt, June Brown, Wilma Brown (until Apr 2024), James Buchan, Anne Campbell, Justine Craig, Emma Currer (from Feb 2024), Fiona Davies, Susan Dawkes, Sam Donohue, Jane Douglas, Gavin Fergie, Patricia Findlay, Sam Foster, Robert Gordon, Caroline Hiscox, Fiona Hogg, Caroline J Hollins Martin, Aisha Holloway, Jaki Lambert, Richard McCallum, Gillian McCannon, Alex McMahon (until Apr 2024), Eileen McKenna, Matt McLaughlin, Jackie Mitchell (until Feb 2024), Claire Pearce, Colin Poolman, Gillian Russell, Lesley Sharkey, Karen Wilson, Angie Wood

Secretariat: Isabella de Wit, Nicola Gibb (until Aug 2023), Beverley Lamont (from Sep 2023), Annemieke Bikker (from Dec 23), Laura Whitelaw

Scottish Government: Laura Zeballos, Tai McLennan, Steven Lea-Ross (until Jun 2024), Amy Wilson (from Jul 2024), Kirsty Merriman, Alison Carmichael, Victoria Freeland

Attraction subgroup

Co-Chairs: Eileen Mckenna, Claire Pearce

Members: Jayne Bekoe, James Buchan, Kathleen Carolan, Allison Christie, Claire Danskin, Sam Donoghue, Jane Douglas, Gavin Fergie, Fiona Gibb, Clare Gibson, Nicola Gordon, Aisha Holloway, Sarah Horan, Louise Hyett- Collins, Janette Keenan, Andrea Kwek, Michelle Mackie, Linda Martindale, Gillian McCannon, Adele McGuffie, Rachel Moss, Matt McLaughlan, Jenny Pope, Kathleen Rennie, Gillian Scott, Katherine Stevenson, Scott Taylor, Kerrie Walters, Dylan White, Karen Wilson

Scottish Government: Isabella de Wit, Nicola Gibb (until Aug 2023), Beverley Lamont (from Sep 2023), Annemieke Bikker (from Dec 2023), Laura Whitelaw, Jessica Dickson

Education and Development subgroup Co-Chairs: Susan Dawkes, Jaki Lambert

Members: Liz Airns, Serena Barnatt, June Brown, Dawn Cameron, Joan Cameron, Anne Campbell, Duncan Condie, Janet Corcoran, John Currie, Fiona Davies, Lindsay Dingwall, Jayne Donaldson, Cherylene Dougan, Julie Geddes, Caroline J Hollins Martin, Vanora Hundley, Sian Kiely, Honor MacGregor, Eileen McKenna, Michelle O’Reilly, Maria Pollard, Mary Ross-Davie, Shona Shinwell, Heather Smith, Sam Thomas, Anne Trotter, David Watt, Jacqui Williams, Karen Wilson

Scottish Government: Jessica Dickson, Stuart Johnstone, Claire McGuinness, Karen Mechan, Abby Campbell, Isabella de Wit, Beverley Lamont

Wellbeing subgroup

Co-Chairs: Lesley Sharkey, Wilma Brown (until Apr 2024)

Members: Liz Airns, Nicola Braid, Clare Cable, Adele Corkery, Caroline Craig, Emma Currer, Dee Davidson, Sarah Doyle, Caroline J Hollins Martin, Paul Hough, Lynne Innes, Andrew Jackson, Sara Kettles, Jaki Lambert, Emma Legge, Michelle McCreadie, Eileen McKenna, Gillian Morton, Amy Noble, Jillian Taylor, Jennifer Wilson

Scottish Government: Victoria Freeland, Alison Carmichael, Isabella de Wit

Culture and Leadership subgroup Co-Chairs: Fiona Hogg, Colin Poolman

Members: Liz Airns, Clare Cable, Justine Craig, Frances Dodd, Sarah Doyle, Jaki Lambert, Gillian McCannon, Eileen McKenna, Jackie Mitchell, Claire Pearce, Ross Sanderson, Charlie Sinclair, Anne Trotter, Jennifer Wilson

Scottish Government: Tai McLennan, Kirsty Merriman, Deirdre O’Flynn, Rachael Dunk

Listening Project steering group

Steven Black, Michelle Mackie, Louise Hyett-Collins, Scott Taylor, Carol Harris, Heather Smith, Fiona Davis, Gavin Fergie, Sam Foster, Fiona Gibb, Sharon Allison, Jaki Lambert, Aisha Holloway, James Buchan, Tricia Findlay

Scottish Government: Emma Dilger (until Sep 2023), Beverley Lamont (from Sep 2023), Annemieke Bikker (from Dec 2023), Laura Whitelaw (from Sep 2023), Claire McGuinness (from Feb 2024)

Report Writing Group

James Buchan, Clare Cable, Susan Dawkes, Sarah Doyle, Nicola Gordon, Aisha Holloway, Jaki Lambert, Claire Pearce, Mercedes Perez-Botella, Ross Sanderson

Scottish Government: Annemieke Bikker, Beverley Lamont, Claire McGuinness, Laura Whitelaw

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank everyone who has given their time to help shape the recommended actions and the report, particularly the nurses, midwives, students and academics who took the opportunity to share their views and experiences in order to make a difference.