
The Scottish Government has launched its vision to enhance working cultures across health, social care and social work workforce, Improving Wellbeing and Working Cultures (IWWC).
IWWC is aimed at everyone working in teams, managers and leaders across health, social care and social work. An action plan will be launched in summer 2024, with an ‘In Action’ guide, which will expand on the vision and describe what individuals, teams and organisations can do to embed and promote good workplace culture, also due to be developed this year.
Commenting on the IWWC, Dr Elizabeth Kelly, Chair of the Strategic Board has said:
“I was delighted that the National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care in Scotland made it clear that the wellbeing of our health, social care and social work workforce, wherever you work, must continue to be a priority. I was invited to chair a board of senior leaders from health, social care and social work that has aimed to facilitate open and realistic conversations about the importance of culture within all organisations, the current challenges and opportunities and to support the development and implementation of national programmes.
“I know that the impact of the pandemic; the increasing workload and the financial challenges this has caused, will be felt within our services for many years to come. To help overcome the challenges ahead, I believe we must continue to look after our most valuable asset, the staff who provide care in all places, and those that manage and lead our services.
“We need to enable a culture across health, social care and social work organisations where the people delivering and enabling care are supported in and by their workplace. A culture where people are able to thrive and succeed in fulfilling roles and are enabled to provide the best possible care for the people of Scotland.”
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