Correspondence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)Found: Stretched beyond all means after a year of conflict, w omen and girls have been further marginalised
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Carer Support Payment amendment regulations: impact assessment considerations - policy noteFound: As the amendment regulations will expand eligibility to a further group of students from June 2024,
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Implementation of the Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA)Found: recommendations about transport services, remote and rural care, telehealth and telemedicine, workforce, education
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Scottish Government response to the report of the Independent Commission for the Land-based Learning ReviewFound: from perception and awareness of the land-based and aquaculture sectors to the role of schools; from further
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Children’s Social Work Statistics 2022-23 – Looked After ChildrenFound: Most referrals come from partner agencies, such as the police, social work, and education.
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Circular Economy Bill: letter to MinisterFound: Punitive approaches should only be employed when adequate information and education have already been
Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Education around illicit substances and alcohol within the education system: FOI releaseFound: Education around illicit substances and alcohol within the education system: FOI release
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) In Northern Ireland, we recently discussed changes to the relationships and sex education curriculum. - Speech Link
2: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) That is an area in which I would like further clarity. - Speech Link
3: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) What discussions has the Minister had with colleagues in the Department for Education about providing - Speech Link
4: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) I taught religious education for eight years in secondary state schools across Birmingham and London, - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) and procedures of the GDPR, the child safeguarding issues that are the concern of the Department for Education - Speech Link
2: None “support or assistance” includes the provision of accommodation, banking services, education, employment - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I am very happy to meet noble Lords to discuss this issue further. - Speech Link
4: None Further appeals against First-tier Tribunal decisions are possible. - Speech Link
5: None I am very happy to have further meetings with noble Lords. - Speech Link
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul (Scottish Labour - Glasgow)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported high level of vacancies for psychiatrist posts.
Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
We are taking forward a number of steps to address issues around vacancy levels for psychiatry posts.
Through the Psychiatry Working Group we are actively looking at how we can better support the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in NHS Scotland.
We also continue to work with NHS Education for Scotland and The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland to encourage medical students to consider a long-term career as a psychiatrist. This work includes the ‘Choose Psychiatry’ campaign, undergraduate taster sessions and improved psychiatric placements at Foundation level. 10 additional Core Psychiatry posts were created in 2022, followed by another 15 in April 2023. As part of this year’s expansion we will be adding a further 12, along with 2 extra run-through training posts in both Intellectual Disability and Child & Adult Psychiatry (16 posts in total).
Recruitment into Core Psychiatry has improved drastically in recent years. With the exception of one unfilled post in 2020, 100% of entry level posts have now filled for the fourth consecutive year (up from 63% in 2018).
The most recent publication of Mental Health Workforce data (5 March 2024) shows that under this Government and since 2007, the number of Psychiatrist Consultants across All Specialities in NHS Scotland has increased by 16.7% to 527.0 whole time equivalent posts.