Creating a unified approach to embedding Scotland’s staffing law with SafeCare

Scotland’s Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (HCSA) came into force in April 2024. Health leaders recognised the benefits of a national eRostering system to support Health Boards meet their legislative duties. The national system selected was Allocate HealthRoster (now Optima). SafeCare, which works alongside the rostering platform, was identified as the key digital tool to enable organisations to track their compliance with the new legislation.