Staffing level tool development – update of conditioned hours to reflect the 36-hour reduced working week: January 2026
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HSP recommendations
Improvement support
Summary
This detailed report outlines the approach and evidence we used for our recommendation for revisions to the staffing level tools. These revisions reflect the 36 hour reduced working week due in April 2026. We made the recommendation to Scottish Ministers in September 2025.
The Healthcare Staffing Programme produced this recommendations paper.
These are technical documents designed to be used by specialist staff. If you need further information on the tools, contact his.hsp@nhs.scot.