Acknowledgements

The Excellence in Care framework is the result of extensive collaborative input from a wide range of stakeholders and partners across the health, care and education systems. The input has been instrumental in renewing the foundations of the programme and would not have been possible with the support of the following:

The Excellence in Care (EiC) National Team and Programme Board

Our Public Partners–Family Representatives of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry

The Scottish Government/Chief Nurses Officers Directorate (CNOD)

The EiC Lead Nurses

The EiC eHealth Leads

Public Health Scotland

Alex McMahon, Chief Nursing Officer

Ann Gow, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals and Chair of Scottish
Executive Nurse Directors

Scottish Patient Safety Collaborative

Scottish Executive Nurse Directors
EiC Hub Attendees

Healthcare Staffing Programme Hub and Workforce Leads

Healthcare Improvement Scotland representatives from ihub, Healthcare Staffing Programme

Bill Lawson, Lecturer in Nursing, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Laura Inglis, Head of Nursing for Quality Improvement and Standards, NHS Lothian