The Scottish Standing Committee (SSC) of the Association of
Anaesthetists (the Association) has two vacancies for elected members to join
the committee.
Nominees must be full members of the Association, resident in Scotland
and in good standing, and should be proposed and seconded by other full
members of the Association. Members are elected for a
three-year term
that can be renewed. The SSC has three
meetings
per year, usually held either in Perth or via videoconference
and may also be requested to represent the SSC on other Association committees
and working parties.
If multiple nominations are received an election will be run
where ordinary and trainee members resident in Scotland shall be entitled to
vote.
The SSC represents the Association in Scotland with over 800
members. As many of you will be aware the health political landscape can at
times be quite different in Scotland to elsewhere in the UK such as in
workforce planning, taxation and the very delivery of our health service.
The Departments and theatre suite environments we work in are
evolving and in recent years the SSC have been involved with matters such as
the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act and raising wellbeing issues with the CMO
Scotland alongside colleagues from the RCoA. Geographical tax variation and
pension taxes are now affecting many more members than previously, another area
of attention for the SSC.
Education and wellbeing will always be central to the
Association and the SSC delivers educational meetings both as standalone and in
partnership with the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists. Raising wellbeing
issues through the fight fatigue campaign and awareness of suicide and mental
health issues amongst colleagues is further important and relevant work of the
SSC.
If you would like to nominate yourself for the role of elected
member on the Scottish Standing Committee, please complete and return your
nomination form via email to
[email protected]. Nomination forms
can be found below.
All candidates must agree to comply with the Association of Anaesthetists Election canvassing guidelines.
Download a nomination form.