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The National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.

(2) In these Regulations, “the 1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

Frequency of use of common staffing method

2.  For the purposes of section 12IJ(1) of the 1978 Act, the frequency at which the common staffing method must be used, is no less often than once in each financial year.

Staffing level tools

3.  For the purposes of section 12IJ(3)(a) of the 1978 Act, the staffing level tool for each kind of health care provision described in the first column of the table in the schedule, is listed in the corresponding entry in the second column of the table.

Professional judgement tool

4.  For the purposes of section 12IJ(3)(b) of the 1978 Act, the professional judgement tool for each kind of health care provision described in the first column of the table in the schedule, is the Professional Judgement Tool Version 2(1).

MICHAEL MATHESON

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th February 2024

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