Overview
The objectives of this project were to:
- Understand best practice global medical recruitment practices to establish sound principles on which consultant appointments can be made.
- Establish how Scotland may differ from other countries in EEA and the rest of UK and specifically, establish how this affects recruitment and retention.
- Present options for relevant changes to current practices in consultant recruitment based on findings from the literature review and key stakeholder consultations.
- Consider how a new, robust, selection system could be implemented, including guidance on practical and feasibility issues.
- Consider how any improvements would be best evaluated.
The deliverables of the project are to:
- Report findings from the literature review and present the analysis as a report on best practice principles in recruitment (Phase 1).
- Identify selection criteria for consultant recruitment including an analysis of existing person specifications and relevant documentation.
- Analyse findings and create a draft report based on the outcomes of the literature review and research into best practice; consultation with key stakeholders and review of policy options for consultant recruitment to SEHD (Phase 2).
- Deliver presentations of the project findings to the Health Department Management Board, AAC Review Stakeholder Group and to other groups as necessary.
- Provide the final report with a summary of the review (Phase 3).
Structure of this report
This report is presented in three main parts with an Appendix containing supporting documentation, as follows.
Part 1: Literature and documentation review
Part 2: Consultation with key stakeholders
Part 3: Summary of key issues and implications
Appendix