Engaging with staff side at the earliest opportunity is crucial for fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment, whether at a local level or boardwide. Early engagement ensures that staff members feel valued and heard, which in turn can lead to increased morale and productivity. By addressing concerns and ideas promptly, management can build trust and avoid potential conflicts, creating a seamless flow of communication. Furthermore, involving staff in decision-making processes from the outset cultivates a sense of ownership and accountability, which is essential for the successful implementation of policies and initiatives.
Please select the relevant area below with regards to engaging with the Area Partnership Forum (APF).
If further assistance is required, please contact the APF Administrator at kirstin.mckenzie@nhs.scot.
Board Partnership Documents
This Partnership Agreement has been developed jointly by the Board and the Trades Unions and Professional Organisations representing staff. The Agreement is designed to ensure staff are effectively involved in influencing the shape and implementation of decisions that affect their work, and offer managers the means through which staff views can be considered before taking the decisions for which they are responsible.
This Facilities Agreement, developed jointly by the Board and the Trade Unions and Professional Organisations representing staff, has been designed to establish a formal policy and procedure on trade union/professional organisation facilities. In developing the agreement cognisance was taken of the legal requirements placed on the Board, the Staff Governance Standard, and Partnership Information Network Policy and Practice.
How to Engage with Staff Side & the Area Partnership Forum
Prior to bringing papers to the APF please ensure that you have followed steps 1-2 (Boardwide or Local) of the Partnership Engagement Process (3rd link below). Papers will not be accepted for the Forum if staff side have not been engaged.
Seeking staff side representation differs depending on the Group you are requiring staff side input for. If you have a local group, please seek staff side representation via your local Staff Partnership Forum Staff Side Co-Chair and/or Deputy. For all Board & Corporate Groups, APF staff side representation should be sought via the link below.
How to Seek APF Staff Side Representation for Your Group. (Please note above)
How to Engage & Bring Papers to the Area Partnership Forum (Workforce & Strategy) (Both Boardwide & Local)
APF & Corporate Staff Partnership Forum Templates
APF Cover Template (to be used with APF Paper template below)
APF Paper Template (to be used with APF Cover template above)
Corporate Staff Partnership Forum Cover Template (to be used with CSPF template below).
Corporate Staff Partnership Forum Paper Template (to be used with CSPF Cover template above.