Affinity Trust - Argyll & Bute
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 23 August 2025, to promote the safety and wellbeing of people, the provider must ensure that staff receive essential training and development opportunities, to enable them to be competent in their roles. To do this the provider must at a minimum: a) Undertake a training needs analysis, to identify what training and development is required for each role. b) Maintain an accurate record of all staff training, including refresher training. c) Implement quality assurance systems to evaluate the effectiveness of training and development opportunities and ongoing competency of staff. This is to comply with section 8(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional
1. To support staff wellbeing and development, the provider should ensure staff have access to regular supervision. Supervision should include opportunities to discuss training and development needs. Leaders should have oversight of the quality and frequency of supervision to ensure staff training and development needs are addressed. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes'. (HSCS 3.14)