Healthcare staffing operational framework: December 2025
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Document Type
Improvement support
Summary
The purpose of the Healthcare staffing operational framework is to underpin the Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Scottish Government operational framework.
The 2024 framework was reviewed to reflect evolving processes. This resulted in minor updates to the 2025 version.
It will:
- clearly define key roles and responsibilities of HIS’s Healthcare Staffing Programme (HSP) and the wider organisation in meeting HIS’s legislative duties
- clearly define when and how HIS will consult with wider stakeholders to meet its legislative duties
- set out when and how HIS will make recommendations and report to Scottish Ministers and where appropriate publish the findings of any review
- provide the necessary governance