Support for Appraisal Leads and ROs

Two National Appraisal Leads meetings were organised in 2018 / 2019. The first was held on 30 May 2018 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh; and the latter one was held on 24 January 2019 at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. Following feedback from Appraisal Leads, the latter meeting was restructured so that a joint meeting was had in the morning, and a split Primary and Secondary Care meeting was had in the afternoon, allowing further detailed discussions on non-overlapping matters. This format was well received and will be carried forward into future meetings. Unfortunately, due to logistics and other unforeseen factors, a Responsible Officers (RO) Development Day was not organised in 2018 / 2019. But plans are in place to address this, and we are aiming to schedule one in 2019 / 2020.

National Appraisal Administrators Meetings

Similar to the Appraisal Leads, two National Appraisal Administrators Meetings were also held, on 6 June 2018 in Stirling and 22 January 2019 in Forth Valley respectively. The meetings were attended by Health Board Administration teams and the Medical Appraisal Scotland team. Colleagues were able to attend in person or via VC, and both meetings were well represented. The meetings offered an opportunity for the local teams to network with each other and share best practices; and it also allows the Medical Appraisal team to be kept informed of local developments and emergent items that could influence future training delivery and development.