Written Question · S2W-11739 · Session 2
When, and how, it will monitor and evaluate the outcomes of Agenda for Change for speech and language therapists undertaking the same work …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive when, and how, it will monitor and evaluate the outcomes of Agenda for Change for speech and language therapists undertaking the same work in different parts of Scotland and what action it will take where outliers in the information gathered are identified.
The answer
Agenda for Change is a new UK level pay and conditions system for non medical NHS staff.
At UK level all aspects of the job evaluation process will be monitored by the Job Evaluation Working Party, reporting to the Shadow Executive of the new NHS Staff Council. This monitoring will be supported by CAJE, the new Computer Aided Job Evaluation system.
In Scotland informed evidence from this system will be gathered by the Pay Modernisation Team for Agenda for Change and reported to the Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group (SPRIG), a partnership body set up to advise Scottish ministers on the implementation of Agenda for Change.
The SPRIG will monitor outcomes all regions of Scotland to ensure that they are consistent and in line with the Agenda for Change agreement.
At UK level all aspects of the job evaluation process will be monitored by the Job Evaluation Working Party, reporting to the Shadow Executive of the new NHS Staff Council. This monitoring will be supported by CAJE, the new Computer Aided Job Evaluation system.
In Scotland informed evidence from this system will be gathered by the Pay Modernisation Team for Agenda for Change and reported to the Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group (SPRIG), a partnership body set up to advise Scottish ministers on the implementation of Agenda for Change.
The SPRIG will monitor outcomes all regions of Scotland to ensure that they are consistent and in line with the Agenda for Change agreement.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-11739 by reference.