The purpose of this timeline is to tell the story of the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative (SRMC) and set it in context.
SRMC
The remaining Boards are asked if they want to be part of the SRMC
NHS Tayside NHS Borders NHS Fife NHS Forth Valley NHS Lothian NHS Lanarkshire NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Ian Blair joins the SRMC as Project Manager
Ian Blair is seconded from NHS Orkney to the North of Scotland Planning Group (NoSPG) and joins the SRMC as a Project Manager. He continues to live in Orkney and the intention is that he works from home and the local Balfour Hospital and travels to mainland Scotland as required.
Boards asked to nominate a representative for the SRMC Board
Ralph Roberts, NHS Borders Chief Executive writes to fellow Chief Executives asking for confirmation that they are happy for him to Chair the Project Board and asking that they nominate someone to lead on the Collaborative who would bring the appropriate skills, experience and authority to the Project Board. NHS..Read More
Funding confirmed from the Scottish Government
Funding of £505,000 for the years 2016/17 and 2017/18 is awarded to the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative (SRMC) from the GP Recruitment and Retention fund. The seven NHS Boards named in the Collaborative are; Highland, Shetland, Western Isles, Ayrshire & Arran, Grampian, Dumfries & Galloway and Orkney. The funding is..Read More
NHS Information Services Division (ISD) publish the 2015 Primary Care Workforce Survey
The report presents results from the 2015 National Primary Care Workforce Survey. The survey is an important source of information to support workforce planning for primary medical services. It was initially developed as a means of addressing some of the gaps in the routinely available information about GPs and other..Read More
Proposal submitted to the Scottish Government
A bid to the Scottish Government’s GP Recruitment and Retention fund is submitted by the North of Scotland Planning Group (NoSPG) on behalf of collaborators. The document includes the aims, objects and anticipated benefits.
Slack software used to foster collaboration
Invitations to use Slack collaboration software are made to stakeholders from the Boards and other organisations that have participated so far. These include: Western Isles GP Medical Director Western Isles Workforce Planning Officer Western Isles Primary Care Manager Western Isles Primary Care Clinical Lead Orkney GP Clinical Lead Shetland Primary..Read More
Decision to submit a funding bid to address rural recruitment and retention issues
A video conference meeting is arranged at short notice for clinicians, managers and educators working in six NHS Board areas and other organisations to consider the possibility of submitting a combined bid. Issues experienced in rural Scotland are identified and there is acknowledgement that a collaborative approach could be the..Read More
Scottish Government publicises funding to support the recruitment, retention and return of GPs to the NHS in Scotland
Primary Care Leads and Managers are informed by email that the Scottish Government invite applications to a fund established to support the recruitment, retention and return of GPs to Scotland. £1 million is available each year for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Boards are invited to apply for funding.