Regional engagement
Regional Engagement helps NES identify the needs and priorities of NHS Boards, regarding workforce development, service redesign and education and training issues
The NES Regional Engagement team works closely with colleagues
(internal & external) involved in workforce planning &
service redesign in the North, South East and West
regions.
All information and solutions are fed into the wider NES
Engagement process and contributes to the twice/yearly
Engagement Reports.
How does regional engagement take place?
The processes involved are different across the 3 regions, reflecting the different needs and geography of the different areas. There are 3 Education Project Managers who have regional engagement as part of their role. They meet regularly with key Board staff in their region to identify regional education & training issues and help implement solutions.
Contacts
| Region (NHS Boards within region) | Education Project Manager |
|---|---|
| North (Grampian, Highland, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside, Western Isles) |
Elaine Pacitti elaine.pacitti@nes.scot.nhs.uk 0141 352 2924 |
| South East (Borders, Fife, Lothian) |
Fiona Gailey Fiona.gailey@nes.scot.nhs.uk 0131 650 9540 |
| West (Ayrshire & Arran, Dumfries & Galloway, Forth Valley, Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Lanarkshire) | Janice Turner Janice.turner@nes.scot.nhs.uk 0141 223 1405 |
How does regional engagement help Boards deliver services and meet their objectives?
- signposting existing NES work
- encouraging and facilitating partnership working across the region
- sharing success and good practice from other regions
- where appropriate, providing NES support (at a Board's request)
What are the key relationships that support Regional Engagement?
North
- Internal - NES links have been established with all Senior Named Strategic Engagement contacts, RRHEAL (Remote & Rural Healthcare Educational Alliance) and the North of Scotland Educational Leads group which includes regional uni -professional representatives within NES.
- External - links have been established with NoS (North of Scotland) Workforce Planning and Learning & Development leads. In addition, staff attend two NoS Committees which report to the North of Scotland Planning Group: NoS Workforce Planning and Development Group and NoS Workforce Planning Learning Network.
South East
- Internal - NES Senior Named Strategic Engagement contacts and uni-professional representatives at NES South East Multi-professional Team meetings.
- External - SWEDAG (South East & Tayside workforce and education development advisory group) meetings, which involve: NHS Board contacts; learning & development stakeholders from across the NHS, university & college sectors and the Regional Director of Workforce Planning.
West
- Internal - West Strategic Engagement Leads and the regional uni-professional representatives within NES.
- External - West of Scotland (WoS) Steering Group, WoS Regional Workforce Planning & Development Group, WoS Regional Core Group, as well as NHS Board contacts and key learning & development and workforce planning stakeholders from across the west region.
Further information
Karen Howe (Partnership Development
Officer)
karen.howe@nes.scot.nhs.uk
0131 313 8076
