Scottish Approach to Change launch brings together leaders in health and social care
Health and social care services across Scotland are undergoing vital renewal and reform to ensure they remain high quality and person centred. To support this, Scottish Government has commissioned Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop the Scottish Approach to Change. The Scottish Approach to Change provides a clear pathway to support everyone to do change well.
On Friday 21 November, we hosted the launch of the Scottish Approach to Change in Edinburgh. We had almost 100 people joining us in-person and online. We brought together senior leaders from across health and social care to explore how the Scottish Approach to Change can help drive meaningful change.
Caroline Lamb (Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Director-General Health and Social Care), Dr John Harden (National Clinical Lead for Quality and Safety), and Joanna Macdonald (National Chief Social Work Adviser and Chief Executive of the National Social Work Agency, Scottish Government) highlighted the strategic importance of the approach in supporting health and social care renewal. Leaders from North Lanarkshire HSCP, Dumfries and Galloway NHS board and HSCP, and NHS Forth Valley showcased real life examples of how the approach is already helping them to deliver transformational change.
The Scottish Approach to Change is supported by a digital resource which was launched in September. It’s available to any health and social care organisation looking to implement change and improve their services. It brings together a wide range of tools and methods to help people plan and deliver person centred change.