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These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30 October 2025.
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(1) The National Health Service (Common Staffing Method) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 are amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In Regulation 4 (Professional judgement tool), for “Version 3”, substitute “Version 4”.
(3) In the second column of the table in the schedule (Staffing level tools), for “Mental Health and Learning Disability Staffing Level Tool Version 3”, substitute “Mental Health and Learning Disability Inpatient Nurse Staffing Level Tool Version 1”.
NEIL GRAY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
2nd September 2025