The Scottish Academy has released a statement on revised national guidance on PPE. The guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care, Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England as official guidance and is hosted on the PHE website and the HPS website.
We are all experiencing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our daily clinical practice. We are living in unprecedented times and are having to rapidly adapt the way we practice medicine in unprecedented ways too, with many parts of the NHS adopting new ways of remote working to reduce unnecessary footfall into our general practices and hospitals.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland (the "Scottish Academy") has published its strategic priorities to 2023. The Scottish Academy promotes and co-ordinates the work of the Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties and gives the medical professions a collective voice on clinical and professional issues in Scotland.
Issued on behalf of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland
Scottish Academy statement on Caring for doctors, Caring for patients
The Scottish Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has considered concerns expressed about the medical workforce in Scotland and the issues related to these. The workforce challenges in the NHS now present a greater threat to health services than the funding challenges.
This paper is an attempt to set out and explain factors that are combining to create a situation where the imbalance of workforce and workload is unsustainable. It is intended as a working document to which additions and retractions can be made as the workforce climate changes in a politically unpredictable time.
For Immediate Release
Issued on behalf of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland
Scottish Academy statement on winter pressures in the NHS
Professor Derek Bell, Chair of the Scottish Academy, said:
“The Scottish Academy recognises the current challenges faced across the NHS in Scotland - and more widely across the UK – this winter and would like to thank all those working in the NHS delivering the best possible care during these difficult times.
